Prophylactic Radiotherapy May Prevent Spread of Pleural Mesothelioma
Irradiating the sites where mesothelioma treatments are performed as a way to prevent new tumors is “effective, well tolerated, simple,…
Study Highlights Challenge of Selecting Patients for Mesothelioma Immunotherapy
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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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…
PD-L1 Linked to Shorter Mesothelioma Survival
Mesothelioma patients who express too much of the protein PD-L1 are less likely to survive the asbestos cancer than those…
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Better Nutrition Could Mean Longer Survival for Elderly Mesothelioma Patients
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?
Immunotherapy is emerging as one of the most promising new treatment approaches for a wide range of cancers, including malignant…
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Three-Drug Combo is New Standard of Care for Pleural Mesothelioma in France
France has a new standard of care for people with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Along with the chemotherapy drugs cisplatin…
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FGFR Inhibitors May Offer New Way to Treat Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Drugs that inhibit a particular cell signaling pathway might offer a new way to help treat the intractable asbestos cancer,…
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More Evidence that Red Wine Compound Could Fight Mesothelioma
There is more evidence that a compound derived from the resveratrol in red wine could have a role to play…