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Lung Cancer Research Programs

2005

  • David Mu Ph.D.

    After decades of cancer research, it is now well understood that cancer is a genetic disease, which is caused by an accumulation of defects in cellular genes. Recent research has shown that it is...

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  • William Pao M.D., Ph.D.

    Lung cancer is responsible for more cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and worldwide each year than any other cancer. Most patients with metastatic disease are treated with empirically chosen...

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  • Charles A. Powell M.D.

    Adenocarcinoma is the most common lung cancer histology and its incidence is increasing. Approximately 68,000 incident cases are expected in 2005 with an estimated five year survival rate of 30–40...

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  • David N. Reisman M.D., Ph.D.

    The long-term goal of our research is to develop treatments for bronchioalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and other lung cancers. To understand how to cure these diseases, we need to understand their...

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2004

  • Julian R. Molina M.D., Ph.D.

    Surgery has been the most effective form of therapy for bronchioalveolar carcinoma (BAC). Some patients will recur after surgery in multiple areas of the lung while others will remain free of...

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  • Chong-xian Pan M.D., Ph.D.

    Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in America. Bronchioalveolar carcinoma (BAC), a subtype of lung cancer, commonly occurs in middle-age women without a history of tobacco...

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  • Kwok-Kin Wong M.D., Ph.D.

    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality for men and women in the United States, accounting for 28% of all cancer deaths in 2004. Non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, is the...

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2003

  • Thao P. Dang M.D.

    With a better understanding of how cancer is caused at a molecular level, we are able to use treatments that specifically target proteins that are fundamental in the development or progression of...

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  • Derick Lau M.D., Ph.D.

    Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death. Most cases of lung cancer are caused by cigarette smoking. However, about 10% of lung cancer occurs in people who have never smoked. The type of...

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  • Matthew Meyerson M.D., Ph.D.

    Although most cases of lung cancer are associated with tobacco smoking, many lung cancers occur in non-smokers. The causes of lung carcinoma in non-smokers remain mysterious, but cancer-causing...

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