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New Tool Determines If Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos

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...

Tim Povtak

04/24/18

Discover the mesothelioma clinical trials at the forefront of current research aimed at finding a cure for mesothelioma or new treatments to extend life expectancy and survival.

Latest Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Combination Looks Promising

Research & Clinical Trials 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.... Read More

Tim Povtak

04/17/18

Pleurectomy and Decortication the ‘Way to Go’ for Mesothelioma

Research & Clinical Trials 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... Read More

Tim Povtak

04/16/18

Mesothelioma Research Results Offer Potential Route to Earlier Detection

Research & Clinical Trials Cancer experts have known for decades that asbestos causes mesothelioma. Yet, only 2 to 10 percent of people with prolonged asbestos exposure are diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma, the most... Read More

Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RDN

04/11/18

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Opens with Optimism in South Florida

Research & Clinical Trials Dr. Chukwuemeka Ikpeazu at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center has brought hope — where once there was none — to patients in South Florida with unresectable pleural mesothelioma. Ikpeazu... Read More

Tim Povtak

04/04/18

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Evaluating Selecta’s SEL-403 Begins

Research & Clinical Trials A clinical trial testing a new therapeutic modality on patients with pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma is officially underway. Selecta Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, and the National Cancer Institute... Read More

Matt Mauney

03/29/18

New Targeted Therapy May Benefit Mesothelioma Patients

Research & Clinical Trials For newly diagnosed mesothelioma patients, standard treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and multimodal therapy, which combines these options in various ways. However, more physicians are adding precision... Read More

Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RDN

03/23/18

Parasite Drug Shows Effectiveness Against Mesothelioma

Research & Clinical Trials Dr. Antonio Giordano believes his team has cleared the path to the next breakthrough in the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. The advancement involves a new use for an... Read More

Tim Povtak

03/21/18

Blood Test Could Make Monitoring Mesothelioma Easier

Research & Clinical Trials A simple blood test may have the potential to replace the more costly and burdensome CT scan for monitoring post-treatment recurrence and progression of pleural mesothelioma. Researchers at the... Read More

Tim Povtak

03/08/18

Stem Cell Vaccine Carries Potential as Mesothelioma Treatment

Research & Clinical Trials Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine believe a patient-specific stem cell vaccine could become part of mesothelioma treatment — and possibly prevention — in the future. The... Read More

Tim Povtak

03/06/18

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Research & Clinical Trials News

New Tool Determines If Vermiculite Insulation Contains Asbestos

Latest Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Combination Looks Promising

Pleurectomy and Decortication the ‘Way to Go’ for Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Research Results Offer Potential Route to Earlier Detection

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Opens with Optimism in South Florida

Mesothelioma Clinical Trial Evaluating Selecta’s SEL-403 Begins

New Targeted Therapy May Benefit Mesothelioma Patients

Parasite Drug Shows Effectiveness Against Mesothelioma

Blood Test Could Make Monitoring Mesothelioma Easier

Stem Cell Vaccine Carries Potential as Mesothelioma Treatment