Researchers have discovered a mutation in DDR2 gene that helps to identify which patients with squamous cell lung cancer will respond to a leukemia drug called dasatinib.
Lung Cancer - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Lung cancer is a malignant tumor in the lung tissues. Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer with symptoms like recurrent respiratory diseases.
Lung cancer is a malignant tumor in the lung tissues. Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer with symptoms like recurrent respiratory diseases.
Furthermore, they found that tumor cells with these DDR2 mutations responded to treatment with dasatinib.
A patient whose cancer carried a DDR2 mutation also showed a clinical response to dasatinib.
Quiz on Lung Cancer
Lung cancer and smoking are closely associated. Lung cancer risk increases with the intensity of smoking. For more details, take this quiz.
Lung cancer and smoking are closely associated. Lung cancer risk increases with the intensity of smoking. For more details, take this quiz.
"The results of this study clearly encourage a clinical trial to test dasatinib in the setting of squamous cell lung cancer," he added.
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Dasatinib
This medication is prescribed for blood cancer(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia). It is a protein-tyrosinekinase inhibitor. It blocks the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply.
This medication is prescribed for blood cancer(Chronic Myeloid Leukemia). It is a protein-tyrosinekinase inhibitor. It blocks the action of an abnormal protein that signals cancer cells to multiply.
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Serum Test Could Help Detect Lung Cancer In Non-Smoking People
A panel of biomarkers appears to be able to identify the presence of lung cancer in the blood samples of people who have never smoked.
A panel of biomarkers appears to be able to identify the presence of lung cancer in the blood samples of people who have never smoked.
