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Standard mesothelioma treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and multimodal therapy. These standard therapies do not offer a cure for people with mesothelioma, and that’s why scientists continue…
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A multicenter phase II clinical trial involving the latest orally administered protein inhibitor drug has shown considerable promise in helping control malignant mesothelioma. The effectiveness of tazemetostat was presented…
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Oncologists in 2019 may begin offering patients with pleural mesothelioma a novel, tumor-fighting tool involving electric currents that enhance standard-of-care treatment and extend survival, according to the device manufacturer.
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Oncologists in Spain are recruiting patients for the randomized phase of the pleural mesothelioma clinical trial involving ONCOS-102, the promising immunotherapy vaccine. Optimism surrounding the trial stems from encouraging…
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Systemic chemotherapy, either before or after cytoreductive surgery, provided no improvement in long-term survival for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma, according to a recent study. The addition of systemic chemotherapy…
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It is common for cancer patients to experience fatigue during and after cancer treatment. Fatigue usually lessens as patients recover, but some patients experience long-term fatigue that gets in the…
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Chemotherapy can be given in a variety of ways. Now European researchers have added another method to the list for patients with peritoneal mesothelioma: Aerosol chemotherapy sprayed…
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Scientists with the United States Geology Survey (USGS) have created a hand-held spectrometer to determine if vermiculite insulation contains deadly amphibole asbestos. The recent innovation should provide a time-saving…
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Scientists at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center (VIC) at Massachusetts General Hospital have uncovered a novel, two-agent immunotherapy combination that worked surprisingly well in animal models with malignant mesothelioma.
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Dr. Pietro Bertoglio and his colleagues at the University Hospital of Pisa stopped performing the aggressive extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) surgery for mesothelioma more than a decade ago. They believe it’s…
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