(PHOENIX, Arizona - Dec. 6, 2016) - Lung cancer-based studies conducted at Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) will be presented at the 17th International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 4-7. These studies represent research conducted by members of the research team at Western Regional Medical Center led by Dr. Glen Weiss as they search for treatment options for varying types of lung cancer.
"Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death, and it is critical we commit research to ways in which we can identify new avenues for drug targets that may help more of these patients," said Dr. Weiss, Director of Clinical Research and Phase I and Phase II clinical trials at CTCA® at Western Regional Medical Center (Western).
Presentations include both poster and oral discussions related to the following abstracts:
"It's an honor to be included among this year's participants at the World Conference on Lung Cancer," Weiss added. "It is our hope that this shared knowledge and research will benefit many lung cancer patients worldwide."
More than 224,000 Americans will be diagnosed this year with some type of lung cancer, and more than 158,000 will succumb to this disease in 2016, making it by far the leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.
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For more details on these studies, visit: http://library.iaslc.org/virtual-library-search?product_id=6&author=G.J.+Weiss&category .
For more information about CTCA trials currently available, visit http://www.cancercenter.com/clinical-trials/ , email WesternTrials@ctca-hope.com or call 888-841-9129.
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