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newsResearch & Clinical TrialsThe number of people in the world diagnosed annually with mesothelioma cancer has almost doubled in the last 30 years, accentuating the need…
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newsResearch & Clinical Trials
Latest Study Compares Major Pleural Mesothelioma Surgeries
Mesothelioma patients may benefit more from aggressive extrapleural pneumonectomy surgery than from the lung-sparing pleurectomy and decortication currently being recommended as an alternative by… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Congress Resumes Asbestos Ban Efforts After ProPublica Report
U.S. lawmakers and public health advocates have renewed their call for Congress to pass a long-awaited legislative ban of asbestos, sparked by the… -
newsResearch & Clinical Trials
New Research Focuses on Mesothelioma Brain Metastasis
Distant metastasis is common with malignant pleural mesothelioma – more than 60% of patients experience it – but rarely is it found around… -
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Latest Mesothelioma T-Cell Clinical Trial Moves to Phase II
The most recent T-cell therapy aimed at mesothelioma cancer has advanced to phase II of the clinical trial process, with researchers exploring its… -
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Study: Cancer Enzyme Slows Growth of Pleural Mesothelioma
Patients with pleural mesothelioma may extend their survival by an estimated 30% when the latest anti-cancer enzyme is added to standard chemotherapy, according… -
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Orphan Drug Designation Given to New Mesothelioma CAR T-Cell Therapy
In early 2023, the world-class Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania will open a groundbreaking clinical trial for mesothelioma patients utilizing a next-generation… -
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Rare Mesothelioma Cancer Discovered in Quarter Horse
No one is immune to the effects of toxic asbestos fibers, the primary cause of mesothelioma cancer. Not even horses. Although mesothelioma is… -
newsLegislation & Litigation
U.S. Court of Appeals Hears Challenge to J&J’s Bankruptcy Plan
Johnson & Johnson’s controversial bankruptcy filing, designed to limit its soaring talc liabilities, was challenged Sept. 26 before the United States Court of Appeals… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Asbestos Health Screenings in Libby, Montana, Expanding
Highly specialized asbestos exposure health screenings in Libby, Montana, have gone mobile. In an effort to identify lung abnormalities at their earliest stage,…