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Pleural Catheters May Shorten Hospital Time for Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 23, 2017

Mesothelioma patients with a buildup of lung fluid may spend less time in the hospital if they are treated with…

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Europe | International | New Studies | Prevention | Radiation Therapy | Research | Treatments

Prophylactic Radiotherapy May Prevent Spread of Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss November 21, 2017

Irradiating the sites where mesothelioma treatments are performed as a way to prevent new tumors is “effective, well tolerated, simple,…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2017

A new study is casting some doubt on the value of a protein called PD-L1 as a way to select…

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Europe | International | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Studies | Radiation Therapy | Research | Surgery | Treatments

High Dose Radiotherapy Improves Mesothelioma Survival in New Study
ByAlex Strauss November 18, 2017

Treating malignant pleural mesothelioma patients with high doses of targeted radiotherapy after surgery or biopsy may significantly extend their lives.…

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Chemotherapy | Multi-Modality Therapy | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

Blocking This Cellular Process Could Help Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Work Better
ByAlex Strauss November 13, 2017

Researchers in California and Boston say blocking a process by which cells break down and recycle their components into new…

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Better Nutrition Could Mean Longer Survival for Elderly Mesothelioma Patients
ByAlex Strauss November 9, 2017November 9, 2017

Could eating better improve elderly patient’s chances of surviving malignant pleural mesothelioma? Another new study suggests that it may. An…

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Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2017November 6, 2017

Immunotherapy is emerging as one of the most promising new treatment approaches for a wide range of cancers, including malignant…

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Chemotherapy | Europe | Immune Systems | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments

Three-Drug Combo is New Standard of Care for Pleural Mesothelioma in France
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2017

France has a new standard of care for people with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Along with the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin…

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Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss October 31, 2017

Drugs that inhibit a particular cell signaling pathway might offer a new way to help treat the intractable asbestos cancer,…

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Europe | International | New Studies | Prognosis | Research | Surgery | Treatments

Age May Have Little Impact on Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss October 20, 2017

Being older does not necessarily reduce a patient’s odds of benefiting from mesothelioma surgery. That is the good news from…

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Treatments

Pleural Catheters May Shorten Hospital Time for Mesothelioma Patients

Prophylactic Radiotherapy May Prevent Spread of Pleural Mesothelioma

Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy

High Dose Radiotherapy Improves Mesothelioma Survival in New Study

Blocking This Cellular Process Could Help Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Work Better

Better Nutrition Could Mean Longer Survival for Elderly Mesothelioma Patients

Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma: Who Are the Best Candidates?

Three-Drug Combo is New Standard of Care for Pleural Mesothelioma in France

FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Age May Have Little Impact on Mesothelioma Surgery Outcomes

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