All Posts: lung cancer

• Routine Lung Screening Spots Aggressive Cancer Early, Allows Successful Treatment

  The detection of an aggressive form of lung cancer in a patient treated by experts at Georgetown University’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrates the importance of routine screenings and a strong relationship between patients and their primary care physicians.

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, patient care

• FDA Approves Lung Cancer Drug Supported by Georgetown Lombardi Research

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, clinical trials, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer

• Adding Smoking Cessation to Lung Cancer Screening Can Reduce Mortality by 14%

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, lung cancer, lung cancer screening, smoking, smoking cessation

• When Enough is Enough! Smoking Cessation at Georgetown Lombardi

  Category: GUMC Stories Tags: cancer, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer, smoking cessation

• Rare but Important Gene Target Found in Many Tumor Types, Suggesting New Therapy Possible

  Category: News Release Tags: cancer, lung cancer

• Georgetown-Led Study Leads to First FDA-Approved Drug in Decades to Improve Survival in Small Cell Lung Cancer

  MEDIA CONTACT:Karen Teberkm463@georgetown.edu WASHINGTON (March 18, 2019) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval today of atezolizumab (Tecentriq®, Genentech) in combination with chemotherapy (carboplatin and etoposide) for the initial treatment of extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC) marks the end of numerous failed attempts to improve survival for those with the deadly disease. “Atezolizumab, […]

  Category: News Release Tags: biomedical research, cancer, cancer research, Georgetown Lombardi, lung cancer