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Roche immunotherapy drug may be 'game changer' in lung cancer

An experimental Roche drug that seems to work particularly well against lung cancer in smokers may be a "game changer" for these normally difficult-to-treat patients, researchers said on Sunday.Presenting detailed data from an early-stage trial of the drug, called MPDL3280A, in patients with a form of the disease called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), investigators said what they had found was "great news for lung cancer patients".Of 53 patients with NSCLC tumours treated with the drug, 23 percent saw their tumours shrink, according to results presented at the European Cancer Congress (ECC) in Amsterdam.But the most encouraging numbers were among smokers, where the response rate was 26 percent compared with 10 percent of patients who had never smoked, said Professor Jean-Charles Soria of France's Institut Gustave Roussy, who led the study.Lung cancer, which is usually caused by smoking, is extremely difficult to treat successfully and once it has started to spread to other parts of...

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  1. FDA approves Boehringer drug to treat advanced lung cancer

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a lung cancer drug made by Boehringer Ingelheim to treat patients who are suffering from late stage non-small cell lun...

  2. Argentines, Cubans create 1st therapeutic vaccine for lung cancer

    A team of Argentine and Cuban scientists has developed the first therapeutic vaccine for treating lung cancer.The vaccine does not prevent the tumor, but promotes it...

  3. Breast cancer drugs could be used to treat lung cancer

    Experimental drugs previously developed to treat breast and ovarian cancers may also be effective at treating some lung cancers, Medical News Today reportedIn a stud...

  4. Eating raw garlic may help cut risk of lung cancer almost in half, study finds

    A clove of garlic a day might keep the vampires away, but the vegetable may have other protective properties as well.According to a new study by researchers from the...

  5. CT scans for lung cancer may save lives

    Screening heavy smokers for lung cancer with a CT scan could potentially prevent thousands of deaths from lung cancer a year, a new study suggests.[sidebar]According...

  6. Soy tied to better lung cancer survival among women

    Women with lung cancer who ate the most soy before their diagnosis might live a little longer than those who ate the least, according to a new study.Of 444 Chinese w...

  7. Women's lung cancer death risk rises

    Female smokers are more likely to die from lung cancer now than a few decades ago, a new study says.In the 1960s,   female smokers   were 2.7 times more likely to di...

  8. Study looks into better screening tools for lung cancer

    Lung cancer is the leading cause of mortality from cancer in the United States, accounting for an estimated 160,000 deaths in 2012. When caught early, the five-year ...

  9. Video Shows Baby Smoking Cigarettes

    A video of a smoking two-year-old in Indonesia caused an uproar after it appeared on YouTube in March, before it was quickly removed from the site. The video of the ...

  10. In Fight Against Lung Cancer , Anti-Smoking Battle Moves Outdoors

    The new front line of the "No Smoking" battle has moved outdoors. City parks, public beaches, college campuses and other outdoor venues across the country are puttin...

  11. Older, heavy smokers need CT screening for lung cancer , doctors say

    Stepping into the debate over who should be screened for lung cancer, a leading medical specialty group issued new guidelines on Tuesday recommending that doctors of...

  12. Stop Smoking to Help Prevent Lung Cancer

    Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death. It accounts for almost a third of cancer deaths each year in the United States . Lung cancer begins in the lung...

  1. FDA-approved antidepressant may help treat deadly form of lung cancer

    Researchers have discovered a class of FDA-approved antidepressants that may prove effective in treating patients with small-cell lung cancer – one of the deadliest ...

  2. Merck KGaA revives testing of lung cancer vaccine

    German drugmaker Merck KGaA will conduct new tests on an experimental lung cancer vaccine which failed a previous late-stage clinical trial, it said on Wednesday.Mer...

  3. Cancer news: Do I really have to stop eating bacon?

    Seems like all the really fun stuff causes cancer. But sometimes, you can indulge. We break down your bad habits (bacon's just the beginning).Bad habit: Your morning...

  4. FDA Approves First Medicine To Treat Breast Cancer Before Surgery

    A biotech drug from Roche has become the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery, offering an earlier approach against one of the deadliest for...

  5. Lung cancer screening most useful in high-risk people

    Using low-dose CT scans to screen high-risk patients for lung tumors is far more effective at preventing lung cancer deaths than scanning those at low risk, accordin...

  6. Panel backs annual lung cancer screening for some smokers

    For the first time, government advisers are recommending screening for lung cancer, saying certain current and former heavy smokers should get annual scans to cut th...

  7. Lung cancer screening: CT scans more effective than X-rays

    Screening for lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (CT scans) rather than chest X-rays may be a more effective way of detecting the disease, Medscape Today...

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