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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center oncologist receives lifetime achievement award

September 15, 2019

Charles Rudin, MD, PhD, received the Paul A. Bunn Jr. Scientific Award from International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.

The award — presented at the association’s World Conference on Lung Cancer, held in September in Barcelona — recognizes lifetime achievement in scientific contributions to thoracic cancer research.

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UCLA professor honored for contributions to lung cancer prevention

September 14, 2019

Denise Aberle, MD, received International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer’s Joseph W. Cullen Prevention/Early Detection Award. The award —…

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FDA warns breast cancer treatments may lead to rare but severe lung inflammation

September 13, 2019

The FDA issued a safety alert today indicating that three drugs used to treat some patients with advanced breast cancer may cause rare but severe lung inflammation. All…

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CAR T-cell therapy has some patients crowdfunding to cover costs

September 13, 2019

Aletta Weiss plans to undergo chimeric antigen receptor T-cell treatment for relapsed large B-cell lymphoma, and she’s turning to GoFundMe for help. According to…

CC-486 extends OS in newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia

September 13, 2019

A randomized phase 3 trial designed to evaluate maintenance therapy with CC-486 for patients with newly diagnosed acute myeloid leukemia met its primary and key…

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