Doctors Test New Intra-Pleural Mesothelioma Drug
Doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York have treated the first patient in a new trial that…
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Long-Term Mesothelioma Survivor Used Heat and Chemotherapy
Patients and families struggling with malignant mesothelioma can take some encouragement from the case of a long-time mesothelioma survivor, published recently in… -
New Program May Predict Mesothelioma Radiotherapy Response
Doctors at a cancer research facility in Germany have recently tested a new way to help clinicians plan and predict… -
Neoadjuvant Chemo Combo May Improve Mesothelioma Survival
For treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma prior to surgery, one chemotherapy combination may be better than another. That is the central… -
Implantable Catheter May Provide Mesothelioma Symptom Relief
An implantable catheter that allows cancer patients to drain their own excess lung fluid at home may improve quality of… -
New Drug May Slow Spread of Mesothelioma
The first trials of a new drug for mesothelioma show it might be able to help slow the progression of the disease… -
Heated Chemo in Mesothelioma Challenged by New Study
A procedure that involves washing heated chemotherapy drugs through the open body cavity after mesothelioma surgery may not be as helpful as some… -
New Radiotherapy Preserves Healthy Lung in Mesothelioma
A method for targeted delivery of radiotherapy may be safer than conventional radiotherapy for slowing the spread of malignant pleural mesothelioma in… -
New Orphan Drug Approved for Mesothelioma
Patients suffering from malignant pleural mesothelioma, a virulent asbestos-linked cancer, now have another drug option to choose from. Amatuximab, an investigational… -
Mesothelioma Study Suggests Trimodal Falls Short
A team of Swiss doctors have added their names to the list mesothelioma experts who believe that the intense trimodal treatment approach…
