Many Pleural Mesothelioma Patients May Be Missing Out on Life-Extending Treatments
Too many patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma are not getting the trimodality treatment protocol that could significantly change their outcomes.…
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High Dose Radiotherapy Improves Mesothelioma Survival in New Study
Treating malignant pleural mesothelioma patients with high doses of targeted radiotherapy after surgery or biopsy may significantly extend their lives.… -
Blocking This Cellular Process Could Help Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Work Better
Researchers in California and Boston say blocking a process by which cells break down and recycle their components into new… -
Radical Surgery Alone Unlikely to Prolong Mesothelioma Survival
Extrapleural pneumonectomy, the most radical – and risky – type of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma, is more likely to… -
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New Chemotherapy Booster May Extend Mesothelioma Survival
Cancer researchers say the VEGF-inhibitor nintedanib (Ofev) extended mesothelioma survival by more than five months in patients on standard chemotherapy… -
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New Report Reveals Disparities in Mesothelioma Treatment
A new study of mesothelioma treatment and survival in the US contains some disturbing facts about treatment trends. Among them… -
10-Year Study Confirms Longer Mesothelioma Survival with Trimodal Therapy
Trimodality therapy including surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation appears to give carefully-selected patients the best odds of surviving mesothelioma. In a… -
Long-Term Peritoneal Mesothelioma Survival with Apitolisib
There is hopeful news this week about the survivability of peritoneal mesothelioma, particularly when relapses are treated with a powerful… -
IMRT “Feasible and Effective” for Pleural Mesothelioma
When malignant pleural mesothelioma patients receive radiation therapy in the form of IMRT (intensity modulated radiation therapy) at an experienced… -
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Study to Test New Three-Drug Treatment for Pleural Mesothelioma
The makers of a VEGF-inhibitor called nintedanib are recruiting patients with unresectable pleural mesothelioma for a Phase III clinical trial…
