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Defactinib Fails Again as a Maintenance Therapy for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss February 23, 2019

There has been another setback for a drug that showed promise as a maintenance therapy for mesothelioma. Defactinib is a…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Chemotherapy with Alimta: Putting More Gold in the Gold Standard
ByAlex Strauss February 20, 2019

A new Italian study suggests there may be a more effective way to deliver mesothelioma chemotherapy with Alimta. Chemotherapy with…

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Asia | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | Research | Treatments | Updates

New Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Treatment Reduces Tregs with Immunotoxin
ByAlex Strauss February 17, 2019

There is a new mesothelioma immunotherapy treatment in the works. This one is based on reducing the number of Tregs…

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Asia | Diagnosis | International | Prognosis | Scans | Symptoms | Treatments

Talc Pleurodesis Patients Need Alternate PET/CT Scan for Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss February 10, 2019

Certain patients may get more benefit out of an alternate type of PET/CT scan for mesothelioma. Positron emission tomography (PET)…

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Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | New Drugs | Research | Treatments

New Mesothelioma Drug Trial Begins
ByAlex Strauss February 8, 2019

A new mesothelioma drug trial is now underway. The trial will test a brand new type of immunotherapy medication called…

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Australia | Chemotherapy | International | Mesothelioma | Treatments | Updates

Doctor Attitude Keeps Some Patient from Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
ByAlex Strauss January 28, 2019January 28, 2019

A new study suggests that some patients are missing out on chemotherapy for mesothelioma because their doctors do not believe…

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Australia | Europe | International | Symptoms | Treatments

Palliative Care for Mesothelioma: Earlier is Not Necessarily Better
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2019

New research suggests that palliative care for mesothelioma may be most helpful in later stages of the disease. Scientists in…

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Genetics | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

MIT Study Could Open Door for Inhalable Mesothelioma Treatment
ByAlex Strauss January 11, 2019

New lung cancer research might help pave the way for an inhalable mesothelioma treatment. MIT cancer researchers teamed up with…

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Immunotherapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Avelumab May Offer a Second-Line Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss January 8, 2019

People with recurrent mesothelioma may get another chance at treatment with the immunotherapy drug avelumab. Malignant mesothelioma is highly resistant…

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Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Research | Statistics | Surgery | Treatments

Researchers Name Six Top Mesothelioma Survival Factors
ByAlex Strauss January 6, 2019March 14, 2019

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have named what they say are the top six mesothelioma survival factors. According to…

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Treatments

Defactinib Fails Again as a Maintenance Therapy for Mesothelioma

Chemotherapy with Alimta: Putting More Gold in the Gold Standard

New Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Treatment Reduces Tregs with Immunotoxin

Talc Pleurodesis Patients Need Alternate PET/CT Scan for Mesothelioma

New Mesothelioma Drug Trial Begins

Doctor Attitude Keeps Some Patient from Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Palliative Care for Mesothelioma: Earlier is Not Necessarily Better

MIT Study Could Open Door for Inhalable Mesothelioma Treatment

Avelumab May Offer a Second-Line Option for Recurrent Mesothelioma

Researchers Name Six Top Mesothelioma Survival Factors

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