Setback: Merck, GSK lung cancer drug bintrafusp alfa fails early lead trial Hina Zahid21 Jan 2021 10:00 AM ISTThe failure also puts a damper on the oncology ambitions of Britain's GlaxoSmithKline, which is co developing the drug with Merck under a 2019...
Common BP drug may raise risk of Lung Cancer: Study MD Bureau19 Jan 2021 7:10 AM ISTAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) are effective drugs used in the treatment of hypertension. Although these drugs are relatively safe...
Maternal cancer may be transmitted to child during vaginal delivery: NEJM MD Bureau7 Jan 2021 5:00 PM ISTTransmission of maternal cancer to offspring is extremely rare and is estimated to occur in approximately 1 infant per every 500,000 mothers with...
Diagnostic procedure for lung cancer has 17 percent complication rate: JAMA Medha Baranwal23 Dec 2020 10:15 AM ISTUSA: CT lung cancer screening exams results in complication rate of almost 17%, reveals a recent study. The study, published in the journal JAMA...
FDA approves osimertinib for treatment of non-small cell lung cancer Hina Zahid20 Dec 2020 7:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Tagrisso (osimertinib) as the first adjuvant treatment for patients with non-small cell lung cancer...
AI can detect lung cancers unnoticed in chest radiography: Study Medha Baranwal15 Dec 2020 4:47 PM ISTSouth Korea: A deep learning–based nodule detection algorithm can detect lung cancers that were initially not reported on chest radiographs, finds a...
Abundance of particular mouth bacteria linked to lung cancer risk in non-smokers Hina Zahid15 Dec 2020 5:15 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study have found in a new study that the type and abundance of bacteria found in the mouth may be linked to lung...
AstraZeneca, Qure.ai partner to integrate AI solutions for lung cancer MD Bureau8 Dec 2020 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: British-Swedish pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca on Monday announced a a partnership with Mumbai-based Qure.ai, a healthcare startup to...
Low-dose CT for lung cancer screening offers more than benefit than harm Hina Zahid7 Dec 2020 9:00 AM ISTFor heavy (ex-)smokers, lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography (low-dose CT, LDCT) offers more benefit than harm: The procedure can...
Early treatment with lorlatinib improves survival in some lung cancer patients Hina Zahid22 Nov 2020 3:45 PM ISTBOSTON - Lung cancer patients with a specific genetic alteration lived longer and were protected against metastasis to the brain when treated early...
Lung CT scans can also be used for identifying osteoporosis, finds study Medha Baranwal8 Nov 2020 5:45 PM ISTChina: Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) imaging for lung cancer can also be used to identify patients with low bone mineral density (BMD),...
Post radiation pulmonary artery thrombosis distinct from pulmonary embolism: Study Hina Zahid11 Oct 2020 10:15 PM ISTLeesburg, VA - According to an article in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), the imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis...
