NIH Grant May Help Validate Light-Based Therapy for Mesothelioma
University of Pennsylvania researchers studying a promising mesothelioma treatment that kills cancer cells with light will get the opportunity to…
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Genetic Variables Impact Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes
Researchers in Slovenia say they may have found a method for determining which mesothelioma patients are most likely to respond… -
Vitamin E Analog Inhibits Blood Vessel Growth in Mesothelioma Cells
Scientists say a form of Vitamin E may be able to help fight malignant mesothelioma by limiting the growth of… -
Chemotherapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Fluid Drainage With Chemotherapy May Be Unneeded
Mesothelioma patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with pemetrexed (Alimta) may be able to avoid one of the more uncomfortable parts of… -
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Industrial Chemical Found to Raise Mesothelioma Risk in Rats
There is new evidence that a chemical used to produce flexible films like Saran Wrap may increase the risk of… -
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Overall Survival “Significantly Higher” After Second-Line Chemotherapy
Researchers in a country especially prone to mesothelioma say second-line chemotherapy with a drug called gemcitabine can significantly improve survival.… -
New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Red Wine Compound and Leukemia Drug Target Mesothelioma Cells
The Korean researchers who were the first to study the mesothelioma-fighting effects of a chemical in red wine say combining… -
Combination Treatment Fights Mesothelioma “Synergistically”
Cancer researchers in Italy are working on a way to use the body’s own cancer-fighting tools to help boost the… -
Carbon Nanotubes: A New Cause of Mesothelioma?
There is some unsettling news out of China for people who work with or around multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Multi-walled carbon… -
Using Genes to Predict Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Response
British genetic researchers say a mesothelioma patient’s genes can influence their response to chemotherapy and the knowledge may open the…
