Combination therapy may be effective against some non-small cell lung cancers

Friday, January 22, 2010 - 01:21 in Health & Medicine

Even when their tumors are shrinking in response to therapy, some non-small cell lung cancer patients have a scattering of cancer cells that are undeterred by the drug, causing the tumor to resume its growth, scientists report. The findings suggest that identifying such patients and treating them with a combination of drugs from the very start of therapy can produce longer remissions.

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