Combination therapies for lung cancer
#WeWontRest until the breakthrough achieved in lung cancer is repeated for other cancers
Combination regimens for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer have delivered lifesaving therapies for patients, and is being studied for other cancer types
Around 490,000 people are diagnosed with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) each year in the EU.
Only 11% of patients are expected to live beyond 5 years after diagnosis.
Combination therapies use multiple drugs with different modes of action to boost the chance of the patient’s cancer being kept under control.
How will it help patients?
Combination therapies could extend the lives of patients, increase their quality of life and even offer a cure in patients where a diagnosis would currently be terminal. It is estimated that 120.000 patients with NSCLC could be saved through improved treatment.
Combination regimens could reduce the hospital-based healthcare burden by reducing the need for palliative care from oncologists, freeing up resources to diagnose and treat patients more effectively.
What is the potential impact on societies?
With increased long-term survival, the care burden on families and friends will be reduced and more patients will be able to return to work.
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