Europe | Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | International | New Drugs | Research | Treatments PARP Inhibitors Could Enhance Immunotherapy Response in Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss March 12, 2019 A new study suggests that drugs known as PARP inhibitors may enhance immunotherapy response in mesothelioma patients. According to a…
Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Symptoms | Treatments Cancer Centers May Not Manage Mesothelioma Symptoms Adequately, Study Finds ByAlex Strauss March 10, 2019 UK researchers say the number of patients receiving palliative care to manage mesothelioma symptoms may be lagging behind the need.…
Europe | International | New Studies | Research | Symptoms | Treatments Predicting Thyroid Disease After Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss March 7, 2019 Researchers in Italy say it is possible to predict which mesothelioma patients are likely to develop thyroid disease after immunotherapy.…
Asia | Biomarkers | Diagnosis | International | Prognosis New Research Reveals Gene Signature for Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss March 6, 2019 Researchers in China say they have come up with a three-gene signature for mesothelioma. The gene signature may help doctors…
Biomarkers | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Prognosis Research Highlights Connection Between BDNF and Mesothelioma Survival ByAlex Strauss March 4, 2019 French scientists say there is a clear connection between a biomarker called BDNF and mesothelioma survival. The research may open…
Biopsy | Diagnosis | Surgery | Treatments Staging of Mesothelioma Could Change with Discovery of New Lymph Nodes ByAlex Strauss March 3, 2019 A recent discovery at the University of Maryland could dramatically change how doctors handle the staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma.…
Immune Systems | Immunotherapy | Research | Treatments Mesothelioma Research Demonstrates Power of Intrapleural Immunotherapy ByAlex Strauss March 2, 2019March 2, 2019 New metadata suggests that intrapleural immunotherapy is a powerful, targeted way to treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma is…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Statistics Childhood Environmental Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma ByAlex Strauss February 27, 2019February 20, 2020 Environmental asbestos exposure in childhood can dramatically raise the risk for malignant mesothelioma later in life. That is the finding…
Multi-Modality Therapy | Radiation Therapy | Treatments Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Mesothelioma Extends Survival ByAlex Strauss February 25, 2019July 9, 2020 The largest study ever conducted on adjuvant radiotherapy for mesothelioma shows that it can help patients live longer. Pleural mesothelioma…
Europe | International | New Drugs | New Studies | Research | Treatments 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…