Researchers have revealed that a new drug can help advanced lung cancer patients live longer and may aid in treating other kinds of cancer.
If the initial results are confirmed in a Phase III study already underway, it would be the first treatment developed in the past decade that can improve outcomes for patients with late-stage lung cancer.
Patients who received Synta's drug ganetespib had a median overall survival of 9.8 months, compared with 7.4 months for those who received the standard treatment....
Researchers have revealed that a new drug can help advanced lung cancer patients live longer and may aid in treating other kinds of cancer.
If the initial results are confirmed in a Phase III study already underway, it would be the first treatment developed in the past decade that can improve outcomes for patients with late-stage lung cancer.
Patients who received Synta's drug ganetespib had a median overall survival of 9.8 months, compared with 7.4 months for those who received the standard treatment....