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...
Sotorasib safe with durable clinical benefit in lung cancer: NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Sept 2020 9:22 PM ISTHOUSTON - Sotorasib has been found to be safe with durable clinical benefit in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by researchers in an early trial.In...
Aspirin, statins and metformin combo lowers risk and mortality for lung cancer Hina Zahid17 Sept 2020 6:45 PM ISTDENVER--Combined use of aspirin, statins, and metformin is associated with decreased lung cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study...
AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo get USFDA Breakthrough Therapy status for lung cancer drug Enhertu Ruchika Sharma19 May 2020 12:32 PM ISTUK: AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) in the US for the treatment of patients...
FDA Approves first therapy for 3 cancers with certain gene alterations Hina Zahid9 May 2020 8:30 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Retevmo (selpercatinib) capsules to treat three types of cancers with the RET gene...
