Topic: Chicago

Lung cancer drug shows big promise in early tests

AP News - 627 days ago
Pfizer drug shows big promise in early testing for lung cancer patients with a certain geneDoctors are reporting unusually high success rates from early tests of an experimental lung cancer drug.The drug, called crizotinib, (crih-ZAH-tin-ib), is made by Pfizer Inc. It targets ...
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Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study

Drugs.com - 1194 days ago
Non-small cell lung tumors tend to have a different genetic makeup in blacks than in whites, a finding that may explain why treatment and outcomes are different among races, a new study says.. In blacks, the tumors are more likely to carry ...