Dr Eloisa Jantus from the General University Hospital of Valencia reports new findings from an analysis of 135 lung cancer specimens. She and her colleagues, led by Dr Carlos Camps, evaluated the expression of 8 different genes related to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a molecule that helps tumors develop the blood supply they need to grow larger. VEGF [...]
The ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG) offer vital, evidence-based information including the incidence of the malignancy, diagnostic criteria, staging of disease and risk assessment, treatment plans and follow-up. Formerly known as the ESMO Clinical Recommendations, the ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines are intended to provide users with a set of requirements for the highest standard of care for [...]
“Our study shows the cancer stem cell hypothesis is true in some lung cancers,” said senior author Carla Kim, PhD, an assistant professor in the Stem Cell Program at Children’s Hospital Boston and the department of genetics at Harvard Medical School (HMS). “It also shows, from one lung cancer to another, the cancer stem cells are not [...]