Mesothelioma Cells Respond Better to Chemotherapy Drug When Pretreated with Two Compounds
There’s new evidence that a transplant anti-rejection drug and a chemical compound similar to curcumin may both increase the mesothelioma-fighting…
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Kidney Risk May be Unavoidable with Top Mesothelioma Drug
Italian scientists studying the popular mesothelioma chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (Alimta) have some sobering news for patients: Kidney damage remains a… -
NIH Grant May Help Validate Light-Based Therapy for Mesothelioma
University of Pennsylvania researchers studying a promising mesothelioma treatment that kills cancer cells with light will get the opportunity to… -
Chemotherapy | Genetics | Prognosis | Research | Treatments | Updates
Genetic Variables Impact Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes
Researchers in Slovenia say they may have found a method for determining which mesothelioma patients are most likely to respond… -
New Mesothelioma Treatment Boosts Chemotherapy Response
An important new study from one of the country’s top mesothelioma research labs has found a way to significantly boost… -
Chemotherapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Fluid Drainage With Chemotherapy May Be Unneeded
Mesothelioma patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment with pemetrexed (Alimta) may be able to avoid one of the more uncomfortable parts of… -
Chemotherapy | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Overall Survival “Significantly Higher” After Second-Line Chemotherapy
Researchers in a country especially prone to mesothelioma say second-line chemotherapy with a drug called gemcitabine can significantly improve survival.… -
Surgery | Treatments | Updates
Traditional Effusion Treatment Produces Fewer Complications for Mesothelioma Patients
The benefits of a procedure to remove part of the lung lining under video guidance may not be worth the… -
New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments | Updates
Red Wine Compound and Leukemia Drug Target Mesothelioma Cells
The Korean researchers who were the first to study the mesothelioma-fighting effects of a chemical in red wine say combining… -
Combination Treatment Fights Mesothelioma “Synergistically”
Cancer researchers in Italy are working on a way to use the body’s own cancer-fighting tools to help boost the…
