Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
Dr. Nasser Altorki

A new study has identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation.

The results, published Feb. 23 in Cell Medicine Reports, suggested that this “gene signature” could be used to identify a subclass of lung tumors that is more likely to be eradicated...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide and in the United States. Non-small cell lung cancer accounts for 80 to 85 percent of all lung cancers. Credit: Shutterstock

A new study identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation. The results, published...

Dr. Nasser Altorki

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led research team has been awarded a 2024 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum in recognition of an influential 2023 New England Journal of Medicine study on early-stage lung cancer resection.

The award is one of 10 given annually by the Clinical Research Forum for highly innovative and clinically...