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14 May 2013 EU funded CAMINEMS project combines three emerging technologies – nanotechnology, optical technologies, and microfluidics Translational research
11 May 2013 Initial results from the largest prospective study of pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with colorectal cancer Lung and other thoracic tumours
11 May 2013 Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy is an effective alternative in patients with multiple primary lung cancers Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Evaluation of performance of lung cancer screening strategy in the first three rounds of the NELSON trial Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Different survival outcome following diagnosis of metastatic bone disease shown for EGFR mutated NSCLC patients in small retrospective study Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Meta-analysis slightly favours platinum-based first-line treatment in patients with advanced/metastatic NSCLC Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Study of simultaneous occurrence of EGFR mutations and HER2 gene amplifications in large series of NSCLC Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 First-line gefitinib effective and well tolerated in Caucasian patients with EGFR mutation-positive NSCLC Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Enobosarm improves muscle wasting experienced by patients with NSCLC Lung and other thoracic tumours
10 May 2013 Findings support the value of tumour rebiopsy in NSCLC patients Lung and other thoracic tumours
30 Apr 2013 European Medicines Agency recommends granting a conditional marketing authorisation for vismodegib Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy , Sarcomas
29 Apr 2013 Adequate supply level has been restored in all EU Member States and pegylated doxorubicin hydrochloride can now be used again without restrictions Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy , Breast cancer , Gynaecologic malignancies
29 Apr 2013 European Medicines Agency recommends granting a marketing authorisation for enzalutamide Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy , Genitourinary cancers
26 Apr 2013 New European system for medicines under additional monitoring Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
25 Apr 2013 Access to cancer medicines in low- and middle-income countries Bioethics, legal and economic issues
24 Apr 2013 A retrospective analysis suggests that patients with NSCLC who harbour specific HER2 mutations may benefit from certain anti-HER2 treatments Lung and other thoracic tumours
23 Apr 2013 New research characterises effectiveness and variability in patient recruitment and retention practices Bioethics, legal and economic issues
22 Apr 2013 Cancer cachexia in the era of obesity Palliative and supportive care
17 Apr 2013 Novel AKT pathway inhibitor, ARQ 092, demonstrates safety, effective target inhibition Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
17 Apr 2013 AKT inhibitor AZD5363 well tolerated, yielded partial response in some patients with advanced solid tumours Anticancer agents & Biologic therapy
15 Apr 2013 Are the elderly excluded from practice-changing trials in advanced NSCLC? Lung and other thoracic tumours
15 Apr 2013 European Medicines Agency publishes report on patient recruitment and geographical location of clinical trials Bioethics, legal and economic issues
10 Apr 2013 Relationship between tumour biomarkers and efficacy in EMILIA trial identified women most likely to benefit from T-DM1 Breast cancer
10 Apr 2013 Third-generation device significantly improves capture of circulating tumour cells Translational research
10 Apr 2013 Biomarker subanalysis of the phase III study of regorafenib vs placebo in TKI-refractory metastatic GIST Sarcomas