Category: Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

FDA Approves Zidesamtinib for Specific Type of Lung Cancer

Zidesamtinib (Jideytro) is approved for patients with ROS1-positive non-small cell lung cancer who have previously received targeted therapy.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Cleveland Clinic Completes Its First Robotic Lung Transplant in US

Surgeons used small incisions and robotic instruments instead of dividing the breastbone or ribs to reduce pain and accelerate patient recovery.

Cardiopulmonary & Thoracic

Geographic Disparities in Lung Transplant Access Persist

Recent updates to the national lung allocation system have not eliminated regional differences in donor availability.

Pulmonary Hypertension

Insmed Presents Data on TPIP Inhalation Drug for PAH

Insmed will present four abstracts on treprostinil palmitil inhalation powder (TPIP), being evaluated as a once-daily therapy for the treatment of patients with PAH, PH-ILD, and other rare and serious pulmonary disorders.

Pulmonary Embolism

Ai Matches Radiologists in Detecting Pulmonary Embolism

A study of more than 32,000 CTPA scans found that artificial intelligence and physicians agreed on pulmonary embolism results nearly 98% of the time, though human review caught cases the software missed.

Thoracic Surgery

Double-Lung Transplant Successfully Treats Terminal Lung Cancer

A patient with advanced lung cancer and interstitial lung disease received a double-lung transplant through a clinical trial at Northwestern Medicine.

Lung Cancer

New CRISPR Can Shred Infected Cells’ DNA

Researchers have developed a new form of CRISPR technology that destroys harmful cells instead of editing their genes, while leaving healthy tissue untouched.