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Targeted therapy turns advanced lung cancer into chronic illness

A global study co-led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong has demonstrated that the targeted therapy lorlatinib can prevent disease progression in over half of advanced lung cancer patients for at least seven years. This significant advancement suggests the potential to manage advanced lung cancer as a chronic illness, similar to conditions like diabetes. The research involved 296 patients across multiple regions, comparing lorlatinib against crizotinib, with the former showing a 55% progression-free survival rate at seven years versus 3% for the control. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on findings from a clinical trial published in a study, which is a research milestone. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Targeted therapy turns advanced lung cancer into chronic illness

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fiona Sun ·

    Targeted therapy could turn advanced lung cancer into chronic illness: CUHK study

    A Hong Kong co-led global study has found that a targeted therapy can keep more than half of advanced lung cancer patients alive without disease progression for at least seven years, marking a step towards turning the deadly illness into a chronic condition. Researchers from the …