New Drug Could Help Lung Cancer Sufferers

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Adding the the drug ganetespib to a standard chemotherapy drug could boost survival of lung cancer patients, reports US News & World Report.

Adding the the drug ganetespib to a standard chemotherapy drug could boost survival of lung cancer patients, reports US News & World Report.

As quoted in the market news:

The finding centers on a class of medications known as heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitors, and it’s the first time in more than 10 years that researchers have uncovered a better way to treat this group of patients.

The findings were slated for presentation Monday in Chicago at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.

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The news caused stock in the drug’s manufacturer, Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp (NASDAQ:SNTA) to plunge over 33 percent on Monday, reported Fierce Biotech.

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