Cancer deaths in the United States fell 2.2% from 2016 to 2017 – the largest single-year drop ever recorded – fueled in large part by progress against lung cancer, the leading cause of cancer death, the American Cancer Society (ACS) reported.
Amgen drug shrinks lung cancer tumors in half of patients: study
Advanced lung cancer, Cancer Cells, Cancer Deaths, Checkpoint Inhibitors, Chemotherapy, Clinical Data, Clinical Trials, Colorectal Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Immune System, KRAS Mutations, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, R&D, Tumor Shrinkage, Wall Street, World Conference on Lung CancerAn experimental Amgen Inc. drug that targets a specific genetic mutation reduced tumor size in around half of advanced lung cancer patients given the highest dose in a small, early-stage trial.
OncoCyte Corporation, a developer of novel tests for the early diagnosis and management of lung cancer, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Razor Genomics.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s cancer treatment Zejula met the main goal of helping patients with ovarian cancer live longer without their disease worsening in a late-stage study, the company said.
Pfizer Inc.’s once-daily oral drug Vizimpro to treat a rare form of lung cancer received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Cancer deaths to rise to 9.6 million in 2018
Aging, Cancer, Cancer Deaths, Cervical Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Deaths, Diet, Europe, Human Papillomavirus Vaccinations, Infections, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Lung Cancer, Poverty, R&D, Smoking, Stomach Cancer, Surveys, WHO, World Health OrganizationCancer will claim the lives of 9.6 million people in 2018, accounting for one in eight of all deaths among men and one in 11 among women, the WHO’s cancer research agency said.