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New CAR-T Cell Therapy for Mesothelioma Circumvents Immune Suppression
ByAlex Strauss December 12, 2021

A new cancer treatment based on CAR-T cell therapy may have found a way to undermine a key protective mechanism…

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Genetics | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Immunotherapy Drug Durvalumab Shines in Most Recent Mesothelioma Trial
ByAlex Strauss December 6, 2021

Another new study confirms what Johns Hopkins researchers have been banking on – that the immunotherapy drug durvalumab can make…

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Asbestos | Biomarkers | Genetics | Research

Researchers Discover How Three Enzymes Influence Mesothelioma Risk
ByAlex Strauss December 4, 2021

University of Hawaii scientists have just released new research that helps explain how three enzymes may work together to determine…

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New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

New Treatment for Malignant Mesothelioma Kills Cancer ‘From the Inside Out’
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2021

The University of Vermont is about to start a first-in-human trial of a new kind of treatment for malignant mesothelioma. …

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New Studies | Research | Statistics

Mesothelioma Clinical Trials: Are Minorities Underrepresented?
ByAlex Strauss November 15, 2021

The results of a new study from Harvard and Dana Farber Cancer Institute raise the question of whether ethnic minorities…

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Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Symptoms | Treatments

Follow-Up Care for Mesothelioma: What Happens After Treatment?
ByAlex Strauss November 12, 2021

A new UK study on follow-up care for mesothelioma finds that patients need more continuity, timely information, and more input…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | Research | Treatments

Mesothelioma Histology Impacts Response to Chemotherapy
ByAlex Strauss November 4, 2021

Response to chemotherapy for people with malignant mesothelioma may depend – at least in part – on the histology or…

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Chemotherapy | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Shrink Peritoneal Mesothelioma Tumors: New Case Reports
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

Two new case reports appear to support the idea that immunotherapy and chemotherapy can work together to fight peritoneal mesothelioma. …

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

New Mesothelioma Trial to Test Tri-Modal Approach
ByAlex Strauss October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Enrollment is open for a new mesothelioma trial run by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to test a three-prong approach…

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Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Research

Mesothelioma Risk to War Survivors Highlighted by Journalist’s Case
ByAlex Strauss October 24, 2021

A new Italian case study highlights the mesothelioma risk to war survivors, including journalists and bystanders. In an article in…

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Research

New CAR-T Cell Therapy for Mesothelioma Circumvents Immune Suppression

Immunotherapy Drug Durvalumab Shines in Most Recent Mesothelioma Trial

Researchers Discover How Three Enzymes Influence Mesothelioma Risk

New Treatment for Malignant Mesothelioma Kills Cancer ‘From the Inside Out’

Mesothelioma Clinical Trials: Are Minorities Underrepresented?

Follow-Up Care for Mesothelioma: What Happens After Treatment?

Mesothelioma Histology Impacts Response to Chemotherapy

Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy Shrink Peritoneal Mesothelioma Tumors: New Case Reports

Mesothelioma Risk to War Survivors Highlighted by Journalist’s Case

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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