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Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
Clinical Trials to Treat Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Check for non-small cell lung cancer treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.
Small Cell Lung Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of small cell lung cancer.
Clinical Trials to Treat Small Cell Lung Cancer
Check for small cell lung cancer treatment trials from NCI's PDQ® Cancer Clinical Trials Registry now accepting patients. The list of clinical trials can be refined by location, stage of disease, drug, and other features.
FDG-PET Lung and Lymphoma Projects: Questions and Answers
Information about two NCI-sponsored clinical trials involving patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) or non-small cell lung cancer designed to provide data regarding the use of F18-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) in evaluating responses to treatment.
Bevacizumab Combined With Chemotherapy Prolongs Survival for Some Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer
Preliminary results from a large, randomized clinical trial for patients with previously untreated advanced non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer show that those patients who received bevacizumab (Avastin™) in combination with standard chemotherapy lived longer than patients who received the same chemotherapy without bevacizumab.
Clinical Trial of Gefitinib for Advanced Lung Cancer Closes Early
Researchers have closed a randomized clinical trial comparing gefitinib (Iressa) to a placebo following chemotherapy and radiation for patients with non-small cell lung cancer that had spread only to nearby tissues or lymph nodes. Review of the interim data indicated that gefitinib would not improve survival.
Angiogenesis Inhibitors Therapy
A fact sheet that describes the process of eliminating the blood supply to tumors. Lists the cancers in which this approach is being tested. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.42
Biological Therapies for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that provides an overview of how the immune system functions and describes the actions of biological therapies. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.2
Biological Therapy
An introduction to biological therapy to help patients prepare to receive it for cancer treatment or managing side effects.
Lasers in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that describes use of high-intensity light in cancer treatment, its advantages and disadvantages, and types of procedures that use it. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.8
Photodynamic Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that explains photodynamic therapy, how it is administered, and indications and side effects of treatment. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.7
Radiation Therapy for Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet that defines the different types of radiation therapy and discusses scientific advances that improve the effectiveness of this treatment. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.1
Targeted Cancer Therapies: Questions and Answers
This NCI fact sheet describes targeted cancer therapies, which are drugs that block the growth and spread of cancer by interfering with specific molecules involved in carcinogenesis (the process by which normal cells are transformed into cancer cells) and tumor growth. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 7.49
Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
A fact sheet about metastasis, the spread of cancer to other parts of the body. Discusses the diagnosis and treatment of cancer that has spread. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 6.20
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