
Ivonescimab Trial Shows Significant Survival Benefit in Lung Cancer
Ivonescimab's phase three trial showed a 34% reduction in death risk for non-small cell lung cancer patients. Despite positive results, its shares dropped 1.86% in Hong Kong.

Ivonescimab's phase three trial showed a 34% reduction in death risk for non-small cell lung cancer patients. Despite positive results, its shares dropped 1.86% in Hong Kong.

Akeso and Summit Therapeutics' experimental lung cancer drug, ivonescimab, reduced the risk of death by 34% in a late-stage trial when combined with chemotherapy. The drug extended survival by a median of four months for patients with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer in China, a statistically significant result.

Barry Manilow, 82, discusses his recent lung cancer surgery, his new album, and upcoming tour, dispelling rumors of retirement. He reflects on his career, critical reception, and personal life, including his relationship with his mother and husband Garry Kief.

Hyogo Prefectural Harima Himeji General Medical Center will pay ¥8.91 million to the family of a 70-year-old man who died of advanced lung cancer after doctors missed two opportunities to diagnose it. Separately, a 70-year-old woman suffered a stroke post-surgery due to insufficient preventative measures.
Soha Ali Khan recently shared insights into her mother Sharmila Tagore's stage one lung cancer diagnosis. The experience prompted a shift towards more open communication within their family, as Sharmila Tagore herself recognized the need for greater emotional expression after reading a book on the subject.

A study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference suggests younger non-smokers who develop lung cancer consume more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains than the general population. However, experts have sharply criticized the research, calling it a 'stretch' that lacks a control group, uses arbitrary mutation groupings, and speculates about pesticides without data. Multiple experts noted the finding likely reflects that younger people and non-smokers tend to have healthier diets, and that leanness correlates with lung cancer. They emphasized decades of evidence showing fruits and vegetables lower or have no effect on lung cancer risk.

Kristal Tin Yui-lee, 48-year-old Hong Kong actress and former TVB star, has revealed on social media that cancer cells were found in her lymph nodes, more than a year after being diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer. She discovered the recurrence after experiencing a persistent low fever at the end of last year, which she initially suspected was a bacterial infection. A lymph node biopsy after Chinese New Year confirmed the cancer cells. She is being supported by her husband Chapman To Man-chak, an oncologist at a Taiwan hospital, and a Buddhist master.