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An existing cancer treatment could be used for a common form of lung cancer for which there is currently no specific treatment available, new research suggests. Scientists found the treatment blocked cell growth in a subtype of lung cancer.
The new findings, led by the University of Glasgow, have raised hopes a large number of patients could benefit from the treatment if used in combination with additional therapies.
The scientists hope it could be deployed for use in patients in the near future, given it is already approved for the treatment of other cancers.
Cancers of the lung kill more than 1.5 million people a year around the world. In the latest study, researchers studied adenocarcinoma, the largest subtype of lung cancer.
https://www.theguardian.com/science...d-be-used-for-untreatable-form-of-lung-cancer
The new findings, led by the University of Glasgow, have raised hopes a large number of patients could benefit from the treatment if used in combination with additional therapies.
The scientists hope it could be deployed for use in patients in the near future, given it is already approved for the treatment of other cancers.
Cancers of the lung kill more than 1.5 million people a year around the world. In the latest study, researchers studied adenocarcinoma, the largest subtype of lung cancer.
https://www.theguardian.com/science...d-be-used-for-untreatable-form-of-lung-cancer
