The Mesothelioma Center News
Clinical Trial Offering Personalized Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Aug 14, 2019
Patients with mesothelioma are now eligible for a multicancer clinical trial studying the effectiveness of personalized immunotherapy at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center. The phase I…
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Australian Study Shows Treatment Advances for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Aug 12, 2019
Patients with peritoneal mesothelioma undergoing a second cytoreductive surgery had a median survival of 92 months, according to a recent study at St. George Hospital and the University of…
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Baylor Opens New Immunotherapy Clinical Trial for Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Aug 7, 2019
The Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has opened its latest clinical trial for mesothelioma patients to study the effectiveness of a novel immunotherapy combination. The nonsurgical, single-center study…
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Mesothelioma Treatment in Toronto Moves from SMART to SMARTER
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Jul 31, 2019
The Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto has moved from SMART to SMARTER with the recent launch of its latest clinical trial for pleural mesothelioma patients. SMARTER is the…
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Once-Promising Drug Ofev Fails in Mesothelioma Clinical Trial
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Jul 30, 2019
The search for a cure of mesothelioma hit another roadblock recently when a once-promising immunotherapy drug, combined with standard chemotherapy, failed to slow disease progression in a phase III…
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Trump Signs 9/11 Victims Fund Extension
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 29, 2019
President Donald Trump on Monday signed legislation that will extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund until 2092. During the signing ceremony at the White House, Trump was surrounding by…
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Cameron Sees No Need for National Mesothelioma Registry
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Jul 25, 2019
Thoracic surgeon Dr. Robert Cameron, a longtime leader in the fight against pleural mesothelioma cancer, believes there is no benefit to establishing a government-funded national registry for the disease.
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Mesothelioma Death Rate Still Rising in Great Britain
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 22, 2019
Despite banning all forms and uses of asbestos 20 years ago, Great Britain still has one of the world’s highest rates of mesothelioma cancer, according to the government’s Health…
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Radiotherapy No Longer Routine for Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Jul 16, 2019
Prophylactic radiotherapy — once offered routinely after invasive procedures for pleural mesothelioma — is an unnecessary treatment for patients, according to the most recent study from the United Kingdom. Results…
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J&J Faces Criminal Probe over Asbestos in Baby Powder
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Jul 15, 2019
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting a criminal investigation to determine if Johnson & Johnson misled the public about the possible presence of asbestos fibers and the resulting cancer…
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