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Goat Virus Proves Lethal to Mesothelioma Cells in Italian Study

ByAlex Strauss January 19, 2022January 2, 2022

Researchers in Italy say a virus normally found in goats could offer a new, safer way to kill malignant mesothelioma…

Paradigm Shift in Mesothelioma Treatment: Targeting PD-1 for Improved Outcomes

Combination Mesothelioma Therapy Begins Pivotal Trial

ByAlex Strauss April 9, 2019

A combination mesothelioma therapy that showed promise in early trials is finally being studied on a larger scale. The power-packed…

vaccine added to chemotherapy for mesothelioma

Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma May Work Better with TroVax

ByAlex Strauss December 30, 2018

UK researchers say a cancer vaccine called Trovax has the potential to boost the power of chemotherapy for mesothelioma. Chemotherapy…

Virotherapy for Mesothelioma Can Be More Effective

ByAlex Strauss December 15, 2018

Hong Kong researchers may have found a way to get around one of the biggest challenges of virotherapy for mesothelioma.…

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Mayo Researchers Fight Mesothelioma with Measles Virus

ByAlex Strauss July 11, 2017

The same virus that can make unvaccinated children come down with spots and fevers may provide the basis for a…

Altered Viruses May Help Boost Immunotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma

ByAlex Strauss May 31, 2017

Viruses may soon be playing a bigger role in the fight against malignant mesothelioma and other thoracic cancers. A pair…

Mesothelioma Treatment News: Novel Immunotherapy Drug Featured at International Symposium

ByAlex Strauss November 3, 2016March 16, 2017

A promising immunotherapy drug made from a deactivated cold virus has cleared another hurdle on its way to becoming a…

Could Smallpox Vaccine Help Wipe Out Mesothelioma, Too?

ByAlex Strauss May 7, 2016March 16, 2017

There is new evidence that the active component in the vaccine that eradicated smallpox might one day be used to help…

Emerging Therapies Target Mesothelioma in New Ways

ByAlex Strauss August 27, 2015March 16, 2017

Targeted therapies may be the future of mesothelioma treatment. That word comes from a team of some of the world’s…

Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?

ByAlex Strauss August 11, 2015March 21, 2019

Researchers in Japan are enrolling mesothelioma patients into a trial to test whether blocking a growth signaling pathway inside mesothelioma cells…

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Goat Virus Proves Lethal to Mesothelioma Cells in Italian Study

Combination Mesothelioma Therapy Begins Pivotal Trial

Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma May Work Better with TroVax

Virotherapy for Mesothelioma Can Be More Effective

Mayo Researchers Fight Mesothelioma with Measles Virus

Altered Viruses May Help Boost Immunotherapy for Malignant Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Treatment News: Novel Immunotherapy Drug Featured at International Symposium

Could Smallpox Vaccine Help Wipe Out Mesothelioma, Too?

Emerging Therapies Target Mesothelioma in New Ways

Could a Virus-Delivered Gene Slow Mesothelioma Growth?

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