"Mesothelioma treatment" - Tarceva & Alimta

Tarceva & Alimta
My father has been on tarceva and unfortunately it was not helpful. His tumor has grown. The doctor has put him on alimta and I was wondering if anyone has had any success using this drug to treat non small cell lung cancer.Thank you .......

How to Choose a Doctor
Title: How to Choose a Doctor
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 6/17/2005
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2005

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Cancer Causes
Title: Cancer Causes
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997
Last Editorial Review: 4/23/2002

Researchers From Italy And Spain Provide Details Of New Studies And Findings In The Area Of Lung Cancer
New findings from Italy and Spain describe advances in lung cancer. Study 1: Lung cancer survival could be extended by adding gemcitabine to paclitaxel/carboplatin (PC). According to recent research from Italy, "PC is one of the reference combinations in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). No triplet novel agent combination has until now shown superiority over a two-drug combination for advanced NSCLC. We therefore conducted a clinical trial to test if paclitaxel/carboplatin/gemcitabine (PCG) increases overall survival (OS) and response rate (RR) over PC." "Stage IIIB patients not suitable for radical radiation treatment and stage IV chemotherapy-naive patients with measurable disease and performance status of 0 to...

Commentary - The Search For The Cause Of Cancer Of The Lung
37-YEAR-OLD MALE slips on an icy sidewalk, falls, and fractures his wrist. It does not take a collegium of scientists to declare that the bone injury was caused by the fall. Certainly there may have been mitigating or contributory factors: Had he worn thicker clothing, it might have lessened the impact and thus prevented the fracture. Or he may have had three martinis, upsetting his balance. Or a pre-existing osteoporosis may have converted a bone bruise into a fracture. But the fundamental cause, whether enhanced or constrained, was the fall. With most diseases, however, the relationship between cause and effect is not patently clear. The ancient Greeks selected a word that became our etiology to define those prec...