Tea Leaf Cancer Treatment May Have Implications for Mesothelioma Patients
A new type of nanoparticle derived from green tea leaves has been shown to kill lung cancer cells and may one day do the same for pleural mesothelioma. Scientists at Swansea University in Wales in collaboration with researchers at Bharathiar University in India discovered the power of the tea-based nanoparticles—called quantum dots—when attempting to create a less expensive tool for lung cancer imaging. “The main … Continue reading Tea Leaf Cancer Treatment May Have Implications for Mesothelioma Patients
Study Highlights Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma From Naturally-Occurring Asbestos
A new study is shining a spotlight on the disturbing fact that you don’t have to have worked in an asbestos industry to be exposed to asbestos and develop malignant pleural mesothelioma, one of the world’s deadliest cancers. A new study conducted in the Mount Pollino area of Southern Italy, where asbestos is found in abundance in the soil, finds a “significant excess” of mesothelioma … Continue reading Study Highlights Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma From Naturally-Occurring Asbestos
Extending Mesothelioma Survival with Chemotherapy
In the continued quest to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, two new studies have been published this week on the effectiveness of adding additional drugs to the standard combination. The majority of patients who receive a mesothelioma diagnosis will have treatment that includes chemotherapy. According to data from the National Cancer Institute’s SEER database, the chemotherapy regimen prescribed most often … Continue reading Extending Mesothelioma Survival with Chemotherapy
Mesothelioma Outcomes Better at High Volume Facilities
A new study provides more evidence that malignant pleural mesothelioma patients considering surgery would do well to seek out a facility that does a lot of them. Researchers found that mesothelioma patients tend to have fewer complications and shorter hospital stays when they are treated at high volume facilities. The new study is based on data from the National Cancer Database and is published in … Continue reading Mesothelioma Outcomes Better at High Volume Facilities
Mesothelioma and Laboratory Pads
Studies have shown that fibers of both chrysotile and tremolite asbestos were found in the air where laboratories pads have been used. Multiple studies have confirmed that, if there is any chance of asbestos fibers entering the lungs, there is a risk of pleural mesothelioma or another asbestos-related condition. This is because it is very difficult for the body to rid itself of these … Continue reading Mesothelioma and Laboratory Pads
New Immunotherapy Drug Stops Mesothelioma in Half of Patients Tested
The results are in on the Phase I/II trial of the mesothelioma drug ONCOS-102 and researchers say there is reason to be excited. As Surviving Mesothelioma first reported in the fall of 2016, ONCOS-102 and standard chemotherapy significantly slowed the growth of malignant mesothelioma tumors in preclinical studies of infected mice. Now, the first human trial suggests that it can do the same thing in … Continue reading New Immunotherapy Drug Stops Mesothelioma in Half of Patients Tested
New Pill Could Make Mesothelioma Diagnosis Easier, More Accurate
A pill that makes cancer cells glow under infrared light may have the capacity to improve the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. So far, the pill, being developed by researchers at the University of MIchigan with funding from the NIH, has only been tested on breast cancer tumors in mice. But it was so effective at exposing hidden clusters of cancer cells, that the research team … Continue reading New Pill Could Make Mesothelioma Diagnosis Easier, More Accurate
Prospects Good for New Electrical Field-based Mesothelioma Treatment
Prospects are looking good for a company that has developed a new kind of mesothelioma treatment based on electrical fields, and for the patients who stand to benefit from it. Headquartered on the island of Jersey in the UK, the company is called Novocure. Their new technology, called Tumor Treating Fields, uses alternating electrical fields to destabilize critical proteins and disrupt mesothelioma cell division. Now, … Continue reading Prospects Good for New Electrical Field-based Mesothelioma Treatment
“Spray On” Drugs May Be New Option for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients
A new, minimally-invasive way of delivering drugs right to the site of a tumor is being called “safe and feasible” for people with recurrent malignant mesothelioma. Right now, mesothelioma patients whose cancer comes back after surgery and systemic chemotherapy have few viable treatment options. The new procedure, called Pressurized Inraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC), may change that. During PIPAC, chemotherapy drugs are essentially “sprayed” as gas … Continue reading “Spray On” Drugs May Be New Option for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma Patients Recruited to Test Promising New Combo Drug
Patients with malignant mesothelioma who have not gotten better after chemotherapy are being invited to enroll in a clinical trial of a combination drug that could be the future of mesothelioma treatment. The drug is called SEL-403. Developed by Selecta Biosciences, the drug seeks to get around the problem of the body producing antibodies that decrease the effectiveness of certain mesothelioma drugs. What is SLE-403 … Continue reading Mesothelioma Patients Recruited to Test Promising New Combo Drug
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