lung cancer
Twin-drug combo effectively shrinks lung cancers by blocking their “escape route”
April 4, 2018Research and Development Cancer, epidermal growth factor, lung cancer, pharma, tumour necrosis factor
A study conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern’s Simmons Cancer Center has revealed that a combination of two specific drug …
Roche’s Tecentriq improves OS in first-line lung cancer
March 26, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, biotech, drugs, lung cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical, tecentriq
Roche has revealed further data from its Phase 3, IMpower150 study, which showed that a combination of Tecentriq and Avastin, …
BMS’ Opdivo and Yervoy combo better than chemo in halting lung cancer progression
February 6, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NSCLC, Yervoy, lung cancer, opdivo, pharma
Bristol-Myers Squibb has revealed promising data from its ongoing Phase 3 study investigating the efficacy of Opdivo (nivolumab) in combination …
Pfizer’s Xalkori sees rejection at the hands of NICE in lung cancer
January 19, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NCIE, NSCLC, Pfizer, UK, Xalkori, lung cancer, pharma
UK regulator NICE has announced its decision not to recommend Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) for use on the NHS in the …
Boehringer’s Gilotrif approved in US for lung cancer with non-resistant EGFRs
January 16, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, Cancer, FDA, Giltrif, NSCLC, lung cancer
Boehringer Ingelheim is celebrating the FDA’s decision to expand the indication of its lung cancer drug Gilotrif (afatinib) to include …
New AI system for lung cancer and heart disease could save NHS billions
January 4, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Optellum, Oxford, Sir John Bell, heart disease, lung cancer, pharma
A team of researchers at Oxford’s John Radcliffe Hospital have unveiled a new artificial intelligence system which they claim could …
17,000 English patients are surviving Stage 4 cancer for two years or more, new data shows
November 8, 2017Research and Development Cancer, bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, lung cancer, pharma, prostate cancer
At least 17,000 people in the UK are living with Stage 4 cancer and have survived for two years or …
AstraZeneca lung cancer drug proves able to shrink EGFR mutation-positive tumours
October 17, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Chi-Med, lung cancer, pharma, savolitinib
AstraZeneca and its partner Hutchison China MedTech, also known as Chi-Med, have announced positive data for savolitinib in combination with …
Moffitt scientists discover new applications for Novartis’s Zykadia
October 11, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Moffitt, NSCLC, ceritinib, lung cancer, zykadia
Through the use of molecular screening, functional proteomics and computer-based modelling, researchers from the Moffitt Cancer Center have been working …
AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso secures Breakthrough Therapy Designation in first-line NSCLC
October 9, 2017Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, NSCLC, immunotherapy, lung cancer
AstraZeneca has announced that its targeted therapy, Tagrisso (osimertinib), has been awarded Breakthrough Therapy Designation by the FDA for the …
Roche’s Tecentriq scores approvals in metastatic lung and bladder cancer
September 27, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EMA, EU, European Commission, Roche, bladder cancer, immunotherapy, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq
It’s good news for Roche as the company’s immunotherapy drug Tecentriq secures approval from the European Commission to be used …
Chemotherapy can spread breast cancer to lungs, study finds
August 9, 2017Research and Development Cancer, breast cancer, life sciences, lung cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that, as well as forming a key part of treatment strategies to fight …
UK underperforming in cancer care compared to Europe, according to ABPI report
July 18, 2017Research and Development ABPI, Cancer, Pancreatic cancer, biotech, heralthcare, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical
According to a new report commissioned by the ABPI, the UK is continuing to fall behind in the diagnosis and …
AstraZeneca’s medicine approved under China’s Priority Review
March 27, 2017Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Tagrisso, lung cancer
AstraZeneca has been boosted by the news that its drug, Tagrisso, has become its first drug to be approved under …
Personalised medicine to drive global lung cancer market to 2020
November 29, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Technavio, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
According to a new report from Technavio, the global lung cancer therapeutics market is projected to grow at more than …
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