inhibitors
Interviews and expert commentary tagged “inhibitors” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.

New Targets Bring Promise For Lung Cancer Therapy
Egbert Smit EGBERT SMIT, Free University of Amsterdam There are a number of promising new molecular targets for lung cancer chemotherapy which were discussed at the Turin congress by Egbert Smit. He t

Target Angiogenesis for Lung Cancer With Multiple Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Silvia Novello SILVIA NOVELLO, University of Turin Future improvements in drug treatment of lung cancer may be made by inhibiting more than one tyrosine kinase simultaneously. So said Silvia Novello w

ATAC Trial: Anastrozole Still Superior At Over Eight Years’ Follow Up
Jack Cuzick JACK CUZICK, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, London New data from the ATAC trial, which is testing anastrozole and tamoxifen in early breast cancer, have demonstrated the continu

Two New Second-Line Options For Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Jean-Yves Douillard Gordon McVie REFERENCE: Abstracts: 6507 & 2LB, ECCO 14, The European Cancer Conference, Barcelona, 23 – 27 September 2007 JEAN-YVES DOUILLARD, Centre René Gauducheau, N

Eptifibatide After PCI: Brief Infusion Is Just As Good
Anthony Fung REFERENCE: Late Breaking Clinical Trials Session I, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida ANTHONY FUNG, University of British Columbia, Vanc

KRAS Mutation: Powerful Molecular Predictor of Cetuximab Response in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Pierre Laurent-Puig Bill Hait REFERENCE: ABSTRACT: 5671, American Association for Cancer Research, April 14-18, 2007, Los Angeles PIERRE LAURENT-PUIG, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Paris COMMEN

Virus Plus Cytokine Fight Primary and Metastatic Cancer
Paul Fisher REFERENCE: Meet the Professor Session, AACR 2007, Los Angeles PAUL FISHER, Columbia University, New York Patients with cancer could soon be treated with adenoviruses capable of infecting b

Three-Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study
RODGER MACARTHUR, Wayne State University, Detroit REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 2125-35 A three-class HIV antiretroviral therapy is not necessary, according to data published in the Lancet. The FIRST s