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August 2009

Erlotinib improves survival in stage III non-small cell lung cancer


July 2009

PET-CT improves preoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer


November 2008

VDR polymorphisms linked with survival in advanced NSCLC


October 2008

Video-assisted lobectomy shortens hospital length of stay

NSCLC in never-smokers a separate disease from NSCLC in smokers

Third-generation chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC linked to better survival


August 2008

Cisplatin-based chemo improves post-op survival in NSCLC


March 2008

Nimotuzumab boosts effect of ionizing radiation against some NSCLCs

Enzastaurin shows promise as second- or third-line therapy in NSCLC

Combination chemotherapy better than erlotinib as initial treatment for advanced NSCLC

Biomarker profile may allow tailored treatment of non-small cell lung cancer


January 2008

Three-gene panel predicts survival in non-small cell lung cancer


October 2007

PET signal after lung biopsy or wedge resection may lead to misdiagnosis


July 2007

Stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer benefits from early aggressive treatment


June 2007

Shark cartilage extract of no benefit in non-small cell lung cancer


April 2007

Thoracoscopic lobectomy improves chemotherapy delivery for lung cancer


March 2007

Erlotinib improves NSCLC survival without major toxicity in the elderly


February 2007

Incidentally detected lung cancers less likely to require pneumonectomy


January 2007

Lobectomy may be better than wedge resection for stage IA lung cancers


July 2006

Benefits of surgery for non-small cell lung cancer unclear


October 2005

Gefitinib does not improve survival in refractory advanced NSCLC


May 2005

Hispanics fare worse than whites after stage I non-small cell lung cancer diagnosis


April 2005

Trial of Iressa for advanced NSLCC halted for lack of efficacy


October 2004

Video-guided lobectomy effective as open surgery against lung cancer


September 2004

Smaller stage I non-small cell lung cancers more curable than larger tumors


June 2004

Postop combination chemo prolongs survival in early NSCLC


November 2003

Findings argue for substaging for tumour size within stage IA NSCLC


August 2003

PET imaging predicts response to chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer


July 2003

First-line docetaxel improves survival in advanced non-small cell lung cancer


June 2003

Radical en bloc resection advised for NSCLC with chest wall invasion

Erlotinib active against hard-to-treat NSCLC subtype


May 2003

R115777 shows minimal activity against advanced non-small cell lung cancer

FDA approves AstraZeneca's Iressa for non-small cell lung cancer


December 2001

Gene expression patterns distinguish subtypes of non-small cell lung cancer


November 2001

Limited resection often preferable to lobectomy for elderly lung cancer patients


August 2001

Video-assisted pulmonary lobectomy shows benefits over standard approach

Pleural lymphocytes may aid prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer


April 2001

Fluorescence bronchoscopy detects non-small cell lung cancer recurrence


March 2001

PET scan staging predicts survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer


July 2000

Cell Pathways, Glaxo Wellcome to conduct non-small cell lung cancer study


March 1999

Non-small cell lung cancer lesions missed on chest radiograph in 19% of cases