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Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2015March 16, 2017

A new study on the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab for the treatment of mesothelioma has some good news and some bad…

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Genetics | New Drugs | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

Enzyme Blockers May Offer Innovative New Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss November 9, 2015March 19, 2019

Cancer drugs that block an enzyme called EZH2 could be a “tremendous innovation” for mesothelioma patients, according to researchers at…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Radiotherapy after lung-removing mesothelioma surgery is not likely to improve mesothelioma survival or quality of life. European researchers reached that…

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Biological Therapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments | Updates | Vaccine

New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells
ByAlex Strauss October 28, 2015March 16, 2017

An emerging type of mesothelioma therapy that uses altered T-cells to attack tumors is generating some excitement among researchers at…

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Genetics | Multi-Modality Therapy | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers in Pennsylvania say they have come up with a new, more reliable way of predicting mesothelioma treatment response in…

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Asia | Chemotherapy | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Improving Mesothelioma Chemotherapy with New Drug Delivery Method
ByAlex Strauss October 20, 2015March 16, 2017

Delivering an encapsulated form of the chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (Alimta) directly into the pleural cavity where mesothelioma starts, may offer…

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Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | Europe | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank
ByAlex Strauss October 18, 2015March 16, 2017

A new biobank of mesothelioma cell samples in the UK is set to help advance mesothelioma research around the world.…

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Biomarkers | Biopsy | Diagnosis | New Studies | New Techniques | Research | Updates

Lung Fluid Versus Tissue Biopsy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis
ByAlex Strauss October 9, 2015March 16, 2017

Testing for certain biomarkers in lung fluid may offer a reliable way to help diagnose malignant mesothelioma, even without a…

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New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments | Updates

Precision Radiotherapy Method May Reduce Local Recurrence of Mesothelioma After Surgery
ByAlex Strauss October 6, 2015March 16, 2017

A radiation delivery method called tomotherapy may be more effective than conformal radiation therapy at keeping mesothelioma tumors from growing…

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Chemotherapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates

Promising Early Results from Mesothelioma Vaccine Trial
ByAlex Strauss October 1, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers studying a new immunotherapy vaccine for mesothelioma have released early findings from an ongoing clinical trial and the results…

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Research

Fighting Mesothelioma with Immunotherapy Drug Tremelimumab

Enzyme Blockers May Offer Innovative New Mesothelioma Treatment

Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?

New Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Relies on Altered T-Cells

Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics

Improving Mesothelioma Chemotherapy with New Drug Delivery Method

Mesothelioma Research Gets a Boost From New Tissue Bank

Lung Fluid Versus Tissue Biopsy for Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Precision Radiotherapy Method May Reduce Local Recurrence of Mesothelioma After Surgery

Promising Early Results from Mesothelioma Vaccine Trial

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), UNITED STATES

Creighton University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, UNITED STATES

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, UNITED STATES

Mayo Clinic, UNITED STATES

Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, UNITED STATES

National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, UNITED STATES

University of Chicago, Medical Center, UNITED STATES

University of Maryland School of Medicine, UNITED STATES

University of Hawaii Cancer Center, UNITED STATES

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, UNITED STATES