Clinical Trial for Lung Cancer: 55 Real Stories
55 stories match lung cancer and clinical trial. 42 of them mention targeted therapy.
Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Renee’s Patient Story
Renee Shine was 63 when a routine checkup on Christmas Eve 2012 led to a chest X-ray and CT scan that found a mass in her right lung. A biopsy confirmed adenocarcinoma, a type of non-small cell lung cancer, with extensive lymph-node involvement. She was…
Read this storyStage IV EGFR Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Ginger’s Patient Story
Ginger Tam sought care for a persistent cough and learned that she had Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer. The diagnosis was devastating for the single mother, whose daughter was 8 at the time. She sought a second opinion at a research hospital and became…
Read this storyStage IV Lung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte update captured the uncertainty of living scan to scan with metastatic lung cancer. At the oncology visit, the patient’s doctor had preliminary CT information but was still waiting for the final radiology report. She had spoken with radiology about…
Read this storyStage IV Lung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte update centered on a new worry during ongoing lung cancer treatment. A CT had raised concern for a bone lesion, and MRI confirmed a single focal lytic lesion in the left iliac bone. The report described it as suspicious for metastasis in the…
Read this storyStage IV Lung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte entry captured the mixed emotions of a scan that brought both relief and fear. The patient had a CT on 22 August and reviewed the result with oncology on 26 August. Some findings were encouraging: a paratracheal lymph node was stable, small right…
Read this storyEGFR Lung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte post was written from Asturias, where the patient had gone after an oncology visit in Majadahonda. The visit on 15 July focused on toxicity monitoring for AZD9291, the study drug he was receiving through a clinical trial. The checks were…
Read this storyLung Cancer Patient Story
This Noxte entry described a rapid change in treatment after a difficult scan. Oncology moved the patient’s planned June CT earlier to 25 May and also scheduled him to see his oncologist the same day. The reason became clear: the laboratory accepted an…
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