Lung Cancer
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More cancer patients surviving longer, but age-based disparities remain
Key clinical point: Cancer survival rates improved less for older than younger patients in a large longitudinal study.
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Cancer mortality lowest in western United States
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NSCLC meta-analysis shows strong link between ORR, PFS
Key clinical point: Treatments with a large effect on overall response rates in advanced NSCLC may have a large effect on progression-free...
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PORT boosts survival in N2 NSCLC patients
Key clinical point: Patients with N2 NSCLC may have better overall survival if they receive PORT in addition to surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy...
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Crizotinib strikingly effective for advanced ROS1-positive NSCLC
Key clinical point: Crizotinib induced a response in 80% of patients who had refractory stage 4 NSCLC with rearrangements of the c-ros oncogene 1...
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Medicare now covers low-dose CT screen for lung cancer
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Lung cancer bypasses breast cancer as leading cause of cancer death for women in developed countries
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Metformin linked to lower risk of lung cancer in diabetic nonsmokers
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Adding cisplatin to docetaxel monotherapy provides no benefit for elderly with NSCLC
Key clinical point: Docetaxel every 3 weeks remains the standard treatment for elderly patients with advanced non–small cell lung cancer. Major...