Triple therapy to help fight deadly lung cancer
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Washington: In experimental models of lung cancer, researchers have found that a combination of two drugs plus radiation can help treat resistant lung cancers which are susceptible to therapy.
Although the most common type of lung cancer - non - small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - has recently seen major treatment advances, other subtypes continue to evade effective treatment.
Now, a new study in mice has shown that cancers with mutations in the gene known as KRAS may benefit from a triple therapy with two experimental drugs plus radiation therapy.
"Currently there is a clinical trial underway to evaluate the combination of two cancer drugs made by two pharma companies for patients with solid tumors and melanoma," claimed Bo Lu, professor of radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson University.
"Our study suggests that we may be able to identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who are likely to benefit most from this combination of therapies," he added.
Although the most common type of lung cancer - non - small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) - has recently seen major treatment advances, other subtypes continue to evade effective treatment.
Now, a new study in mice has shown that cancers with mutations in the gene known as KRAS may benefit from a triple therapy with two experimental drugs plus radiation therapy.
"Currently there is a clinical trial underway to evaluate the combination of two cancer drugs made by two pharma companies for patients with solid tumors and melanoma," claimed Bo Lu, professor of radiation oncology at Thomas Jefferson University.
"Our study suggests that we may be able to identify non-small cell lung cancer patients who are likely to benefit most from this combination of therapies," he added.
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