Mesothelioma News
May 14, 2024
Top Headlines
Feb. 15, 2024 An innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment ...
Nov. 14, 2023 A new study has discovered asbestos exposure led to a higher incidence of asbestos-related lung cancers in British and Australian naval personnel than in other armed ...
Oct. 11, 2023 Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is mainly caused by asbestos exposure and characterized by poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. A recent research study identified the oncoprotein YB-1 as an ...
Dec. 14, 2022 Researchers found that treating patients who have resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma, meaning that their tumor can be removed with surgery, with immunotherapy ahead of surgery resulted in favorable clinical ...
Latest Headlines
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Aug. 22, 2022 Researchers have shown they can eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice in just a few days with a treatment combining tiny, cytokine 'drug factory' implants and a checkpoint inhibitor ...
Mar. 30, 2022 Researchers have discovered that a protein critical in the embryonic stages of life is reactivated in certain cases of mesothelioma, offering clues into the origin of this aggressive ...
July 14, 2021 A phase II study found that treatment with atezolizumab and bevacizumab was well-tolerated and resulted in a 40% objective response rate in patients ...
Earlier Headlines
Nov. 8, 2021 Combining the immunotherapy agent durvalumab with the chemotherapy agents pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin may provide a new treatment option for patients who have inoperable pleural ...