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The Two Major Mesothelioma Surgeries Have Similar Death Rates

May 7, 2021

Japanese researchers have found that the main two types of surgery for mesothelioma have similar risks of death. The surgeries either remove the diseased lung lining and one of the[…]

Artificial Intelligence Will Soon Help Diagnose Mesothelioma

April 30, 2021

Artificial intelligence could help treat mesothelioma in the future. Researchers in Scotland have been developing a prototype imaging system to help with diagnostics and therapeutics for the treatment of mesothelioma.[…]

A Combination of Tremelimumab and Durvalumab Can Extend Mesothelioma Survival

April 23, 2021

An Italian study has found that the combination of two immunotherapy drugs can create a long-term survival in mesothelioma patients. The two drugs, tremelimumab and durvalumab, were just given orphan[…]

An Inhaled Vaccine Could Potentially Help Mesothelioma Patients in the Future

April 16, 2021

An inhaled vaccine could be used for mesothelioma treatment soon. Research done at MIT is showing that the inhaled vaccine can trigger an immune response for certain infections and possibly[…]

A Phase III Clinical Trial is Looking at the Combination of Durvalumab and Chemotherapy to Treat Mesothelioma

April 9, 2021

A new clinical trial involving durvalumab should be closely monitored by the Food and Drug Administration. The phase III clinical trial is being performed in Baltimore, Cleveland, and Ann Arbor[…]

Second-Line Chemotherapy Could Help Some Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients

April 1, 2021

Oncologists in Japan have found a way to determine which patients would best benefit from second-line chemotherapy. Second-line treatment is a second treatment that doctors perform after trying another treatment[…]

Second Mesothelioma Surgeries Can Help Extend Lives and Improve Quality of Life of Patients

March 26, 2021

Surgery can be hard on the body, but it can help some mesothelioma patients if done a second time. People could still have a good quality of life and even[…]

Women with Pleural Mesothelioma Live Longer Compared to Men

March 19, 2021

Mesothelioma is not found in as many women as men, but studies show that women can survive longer than men. Researchers at the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s[…]

ONCOS-102 Improves Pleural Mesothelioma Survival

March 12, 2021

There is promising new data from the makers of ONCOS-102 that shows that the treatment can help improve the long-term survival of mesothelioma patients. ONCOS-102 was recently given Fast-Track approval[…]

Researchers are Developing a Test to Determine Which Mesothelioma Patients Will Benefit From Immunotherapy

March 5, 2021

Doctors want to figure out which pleural mesothelioma patients will best benefit from certain chemotherapy drugs. Currently there are no tests to see what immunotherapy drugs might work on a[…]

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