The Advance of Clinical Pharmacology in Lung Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Research of Cancer".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 April 2025 | Viewed by 100
Special Issue Editors
2. Chair, School of Post-Baccalaureate Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
3. Chair, Lung Cancer Team, Cancer Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Interests: lung cancer; target therapy; immunotherapy; antiangiogenic agent; chemotherapy; NGS
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Interests: lung cancer; molecular biology; target therapy; animal models
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lung cancer has always been the deadliest cancer worldwide, largely due to its difficult detection, meaning that it is often only discovered in its advanced stages. Since the development of EGFR TKI-targeted therapy, precision medicine in lung cancer has been increasingly implemented. With the integration of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, various driver genes have been validated in clinical trials and real-world data, showing significant improvements in patient response rates, disease progression-free periods, and even survival rates compared to traditional chemotherapy. Beyond targeted therapies, the combined use of anti-angiogenesis drugs and the development of immunotherapy have set milestones in lung cancer treatment. These advances apply not only to systemic treatments in stage four lung cancer but also to earlier-stage lung cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy, bringing hope for long-term survival. In this Special Issue, we aim to further explore and discuss the pharmacological aspects and usage of these drugs, hoping to contribute to the treatment of lung cancer.
Prof. Dr. Chih-Jen Yang
Dr. Yen-Yi Zhen
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lung cancer
- target therapy
- immunotherapy
- antiangiogenic agent
- chemotherapy
- NGS
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