CHICAGO—A new approach to dealing simultaneously with several of the identified molecular processes taking place in cancer has brought new prospects for extending life in patients with advanced non small-call lung cancer who have already received chemotherapy. The American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting heard phase II study findings from patients treated with ganetespib — a drug which inhibits heat shock protein, known as a “molecular chaperone” because it controls the activity of a number of different cancer-causing molecular processes. Used second line in combination with docetaxel the drug produced marked and highly significant improvements in progression-free and overall survival. Dr Suresh Ramalingam from Emory University in Atlanta discussed the study findings with Peter Goodwin.
Heat shock protein inhibitor brings new hope in advanced pre-treated lung cancer
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