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    Seeking Mesothelioma Patients for New Cell Therapy Trial

    A clinical trial testing a new type of cell therapy for mesothelioma is actively recruiting patients at sites across the country, including Moffitt Cancer…
    Sean Marchese
    08/12/2026
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    $5.5B Talc Settlement Offer May End Baby Powder Lawsuits

    Johnson & Johnson is proposing a $5.5 billion settlement to resolve approximately 76,000 claims and could close out more than a decade of litigation…
    Travis Rodgers
    08/05/2026
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    Treatment & Doctors

    New Guidelines Say Surgery Benefits Select Mesothelioma Patients

    A national panel of 15 mesothelioma specialists across surgery, medical oncology, radiation oncology and pathology reached a consensus and issued new guidelines for surgery.
    Sean Marchese
    07/29/2026
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    Research & Clinical Trials

    Gene Test May Predict Who Responds to New Mesothelioma Drug

    The mesothelioma drug RSO-021 showed promise in an early trial this month. Now the same research team has a lead on who may respond…
    Sean Marchese
    07/22/2026
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    Tests of RSO-021 show promise for mesothelioma.
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    New Mesothelioma Drug Controls Disease in Early Trial

    A new mesothelioma drug controlled the disease in 2 out of 3 patients through 12 weeks of treatment. Researchers say it turns cancer’s own…
    Sean Marchese
    07/20/2026
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    Research & Clinical Trials

    Mesothelioma Cells Rewire Genes to Resist New Drug

    Mesothelioma cells have a survival trick. When researchers exposed them to an experimental drug that targeted one of the cancer’s main growth switches, the…
    Sean Marchese
    07/17/2026
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    Asbestos Exposure & Bans

    EPA Delays Legacy Asbestos Rule Again, Seeks Industry Data

    The Environmental Protection Agency pushed back its timeline for a major asbestos rule again. On June 23, 2026, the agency reopened a request for…
    Travis Rodgers
    07/10/2026
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    Legislation & Litigation

    Company Fined $500K and Given Probation Over Asbestos

    A West Virginia company faces a $500,000 criminal fine and 2 years of probation in Michigan federal court for illegally demolishing a building known…
    Travis Rodgers
    06/30/2026
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    Libby’s Center for Asbestos Related Disease Closes After 25 Years

    The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby, Montana, will cease operations on Aug. 31, 2026, ending 25 years of care for a community…
    Travis Rodgers
    06/27/2026
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    J&J Faces $32M Talc Verdict as Lawsuits Mount

    A Los Angeles jury has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $32 million to the family of Maria Lozano. The lawsuit accused the company…
    Travis Rodgers
    06/26/2026
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