 About the cover Jul. 2015; Volume 34 Issue 7 |
In July 2000, the US FDA approved tamoxifen to reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) following breast surgery and radiation. Tamoxifen is the first medication to be approved for DCIS, which accounts for nearly 20 percent of all newly diagnosed breast cancer cases. From The Coming Cancer Breakthroughs. |
Perspective
Parallel phase 1 clinical trials in the US and in China: accelerating the test of avitinib in lung cancer as a novel inhibitor selectively targeting mutated EGFR and overcoming T790M-induced resistance
Xiao Xu
[ Abstract 1690] [ PDF Full-text 2198] [ HTML Full-text 1149] Epub: 2015-7-8 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0029-3
Original Article
Insight into early-phase trials for lung cancer in the United States
Jin-Ji Yang and Yi-Long Wu
[ Abstract 1260] [ PDF Full-text 1653] [ HTML Full-text 1246] Epub: 2015-7-11 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0027-5
Review
Predictive biomarkers in precision medicine and drug development against lung cancer
Bingliang Fang, Reza J Mehran, John V Heymach and Stephen G Swisher
[ Abstract 1260] [ PDF Full-text 1524] [ HTML Full-text 1152] Epub: 2015-7-3 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0028-4
Targeted therapies for patients with advanced NSCLC harboring wild-type EGFR: what’s new and what’s enough
Fei Zhou and Cai-Cun Zhou
[ Abstract 1193] [ PDF Full-text 1344] [ HTML Full-text 1148] Epub: 2015-7-18 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0036-4
Global efforts in conquering lung cancer in China
Li Yan and Li Xu
[ Abstract 1218] [ PDF Full-text 1239] [ HTML Full-text 1052] Epub: 2015-7-28 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0034-6
Letter to the Editor
Early-Phase Oncology Research Training (EFFORT) program: a Hengrui-USCACA joint scholarship
Li Yan and Li Xu
[ Abstract 1636] [ PDF Full-text 1593] [ HTML Full-text 1262] Epub: 2015-7-8 doi: 10.1186/s40880-015-0035-5
