Existing treatment could be used for 'untreatable' form of lung cancer

Findings raise hopes many patients could benefit in the near future, given it is already approved for other cancers

An existing cancer treatment could be used for a common form of lung cancer for which there is currently no specific treatment available, new research suggests. Scientists found the treatment blocked cell growth in a subtype of lung cancer.

The new findings, led by the University of Glasgow, have raised hopes a large number of patients could benefit from the treatment if used in combination with additional therapies.