EGFR Gene Signature May Predict Prognosis and Guide Treatment in Lung Cancer
EGFR Gene Signature May Predict Prognosis and Guide Treatment in Lung Cancer Oncogenically mutated epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR) is a validated therapeutic target for nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Researchers now report that they have identified a 93-gene signature that is significantly associated with EGFR mutations in NSCLC patients. The study results suggest that the gene [...]
Concerns Loom Large Over “False Positive” in Prostate Cancer Screening
Concerns Loom Large Over “False Positive” in Prostate Cancer Screening A major trail carried out across Europe has revealed that 1 in every 8 men screened for prostate cancer will test positive, even when they have no traces of the disease. A positive result in a screening test can mean undergoing a biopsy and even [...]
Two Genes Work in Tandem to Spur Deadliest Brain Cancer
Two Genes Work in Tandem to Spur Deadliest Brain Cancer Two genes working in concert seem to spur the deadliest form of brain tumor, glioblastoma, the disease that took Sen. Ted Kennedy’s life last August.Scientists reporting in the Dec. 23 online edition of Nature said that the dynamic duo of genes are turned on in [...]
Liver Cancer | Protein Examined for Role in Liver Cancer | Protein | protein foods
Liver Cancer | Protein Examined for Role in Liver Cancer | Protein | protein foods A protein switch called TAK1 helps prevent liver damage, including inflammation, fibrosis and cancer, according to a team of scientists from the United States and Japan. Learning more about how TAK1 works could improve understanding about the development of liver [...]
Risk Of Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer | Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer?
Risk Of Lung Cancer | Lung Cancer | Does Smoking Cause Lung Cancer? The US suggests that smoking soon after waking could increase even a light smoker’s risk of lung cancer, because the shorter the time between waking and having a first cigarette, no matter how many you smoke a day, the higher your levels [...]
FDA approves SPA Protocol Amendment for Lucanix Phase III clinical trial
FDA approves SPA Protocol Amendment for Lucanix Phase III clinical trial NovaRx Corporation announced today that the Company has successfully negotiated and received FDA approval for a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) Protocol Amendment to the pivotal Lucanix® Phase III clinical trial in patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC). The amendment will expand patient eligibility [...]
New Scan For Lung Diseases and Asthma
New Scan For Lung Diseases and Asthma People with chronic lung disease and asthma could soon be offered better treatment thanks to a new type of Magnetic Resonance Imaging ( MRI ) scan being pioneered at The University of Nottingham. The team of scientists and clinicians are working on a new technique using a specially-treated [...]
