Epidemiology: Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer - Despite Global Efforts to Stop Smoking, Incidence Rates will Remain Unchanged

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New genetic subtype of lung cancer defined

Investigators have defined the role of a recently identified gene abnormality – rearrangements in the ROS1 gene – in a deadly form of lung cancer. ROS1-rearranged tumors represent one to two percent of non-small-cell lung cancers, the leading cause of cancer death in the US. The researchers also show that ROS1-driven tumors can be treated with crizotinib and describe the remarkable response of ...

Massachusetts General study defines a new genetic subtype of lung cancer

( Massachusetts General Hospital ) Investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center have defined the role of a recently identified gene abnormality - rearrangements in the ROS1 gene - in a deadly form of lung cancer. ROS1-rearranged tumors represent one to two percent of non-small-cell lung cancers, the leading cause of cancer death in the US. The researchers also show that ROS1 ...

Advance in lung cancer treatment

( University of Colorado Denver ) Scientists from the University of Colorado Cancer Center have once again advanced the treatment of a specific kind of lung cancer. The team has documented how anaplastic lymphoma kinase positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer becomes resistant to a drug targeting the abnormal protein in the cancer. It's the first time scientists have analyzed the frequency ...

Study defines a new genetic subtype of lung cancer

A report from investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has defined the role of a recently identified gene abnormality in a deadly form of lung cancer. Tumors driven by rearrangements in the ROS1 gene represent 1 to 2 percent of non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLC), the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. The researchers show that ROS1-driven tumors can be ...