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High-intensity chemotherapy does not improve survival in small cell lung cancer
Apr 08, 2008 |
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy did not have better survival rates than those treated with standard doses, according to a randomized controlled trial published online April 8 in ...
Study shows chemotherapy improves survival among older breast cancer patients
May 13, 2009 |
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The average age of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer is 63, so it is critical to have effective proven, therapies for an older patient population. But older women with breast cancer are underrepresented in clinic trials, ...
Tablet is better all round for cancer patients
Oct 08, 2007 |
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A drug to treat colon cancer is proving much more convenient than traditional chemotherapy, has fewer side effects - and a study of almost 2,000 patients has shown it is giving them a better chance of surviving the disease.
Researchers report benefits of new standard treatment study for rare pediatric brain cancer
Oct 09, 2009 |
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SAO PAULO, BRAZIL ― A team of researchers led by The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center unveiled results today from the largest-ever collaborative study addressing the treatment of a rare pediatric brain ...
Study supports new standard of treatment for women with advanced ovarian cancer
Dec 03, 2008 |
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Results of a phase III, international randomized clinical trial demonstrate a new standard of care for treating advanced ovarian cancer that significantly reduces side-effects and post-operative deaths compared to the previously ...
New treatment combination proves safe for head and neck cancer patients
May 31, 2009 |
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Patients undergoing treatment for advanced head and neck cancers may respond well to the addition of gefinitib to chemotherapy, according to a study sponsored by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group and chaired by Ethan ...
High-dose radiation improves lung cancer survival
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Higher doses of radiation combined with chemotherapy improve survival in patients with stage III lung cancer, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Adding cetuximab to chemotherapy reduces advanced lung cancer death risk by 13 percent
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer who are given cetuximab (Erbitux) in addition to chemotherapy are 13% less likely to die than those who receive chemotherapy alone, regardless of which chemotherapy drug cocktail ...
Study finds voice box can be preserved, even with the largest cancers
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Some patients with large tumors on their larynx can preserve their speech by opting for chemotherapy and radiation over surgery to remove the voice box.
New treatment more than doubles survival for high risk childhood leukemia
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Results of a phase two clinical trial published October 5th in the Journal of Clinical Oncology show that adding continuous daily doses of a targeted drug called imatinib mesylate to regular chemotherapy more than double ...
Studies show novel device may enhance chemotherapy treatment in brain tumors
Nov 24, 2008 |
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NovoCure Ltd. presented results yesterday evaluating the Novo-TTF device in vitro and in a pilot clinical trial that showed the device enhanced the efficacy of standard chemotherapy (temozolomide) treatment in newly-diagnosed ...
Standard chemo works better against metastatic BRCA1/2 breast cancer than against sporadic tumors
Apr 17, 2008 |
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The first study to investigate the effects of chemotherapy on metastatic breast cancer in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutation has shown that standard chemotherapy works better in these patients than in women without ...
Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy beneficial for recurrent low-grade glioma
Apr 21, 2009 |
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Hypofractionated stereotactic radiotherapy was well-tolerated and improved symptoms in patients with recurrent low-grade glioma, according to researchers from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson. The data were presented ...
Surgery remans an option for advanced lung cancer
Jul 27, 2009 |
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In recent years, oncologists have debated whether patients with a certain type of advanced lung cancer would benefit from surgery.
Drug shrinks lung cancer tumors in mice
Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A potential new drug for lung cancer has eliminated tumours in 50% of mice in a new study published today in the journal Cancer Research. In the animals, the drug also stopped lung cancer ...
