Lung Cancer Awareness Month kicked off this week, and this is a monumental one for us at the American Cancer Society.
Shane Jacobson was appointed CEO of the American Cancer Society and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network.
ACS expands lung cancer screening eligibility to ages 50-80 with 20+ pack-years
Previous guideline was 55-74 with 30+ pack years
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Senior vice president, Early Cancer Detection Science, American Cancer Society
Chief scientific officer, American Cancer Society
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Tumor-infiltrating clonal hematopoiesis is prevalent across solid tumors with the highest incidence in non-small cell lung cancer and results in a higher rate of mortality, according to a study by Caris Life Sciences that independently validates recent findings on TI-CH.
A study published today by researchers at the Translational Genomics Research Institute, part of City of Hope, and clinician-scientists at Baylor Scott & White Research Institute revealed a potential new therapeutic strategy for fighting lung cancer that harnesses one of the body’s immune cells, natural killer cells.
FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to elironrasib, a RAS(ON) G12C-selective inhibitor, for the treatment of adult patients with KRAS G12C-mutated locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer who have received prior chemotherapy and immunotherapy but have not been previously treated with a KRAS G12C inhibitor.
