Mesothelioma experts continue to experiment with immunotherapy. Some specialists use the drugs before the primary treatment, some use them after and some even compare pairing them with surgery versus chemotherapy. One clinical trial is testing all of the above: immunotherapy before and after both...
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The quickest, most effective method to treat mesothelioma is through surgery. The logic makes sense: If there’s a deadly disease in your body, then simply removing it is an...
Read PostJust eight months ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the NovoTTF-100L System for treating pleural mesothelioma. As of February 11, 2020, the humanitarian...
Read PostThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new application of a current pleural mesothelioma treatment, according to a press release Monday from Eagle Pharmaceuticals. The...
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Beating mesothelioma is difficult for numerous reasons. This rare and aggressive cancer usually doesn’t express noticeable symptoms until it’s already too advanced for...
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The efforts and innovations of mesothelioma researchers have already extended the lives of many patients. The combination of surgery and chemotherapy has led to survival times of...
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Most mesothelioma cancer centers in the United States are cluttered in the Northeast and West Coast regions. Therefore, patients in the Southeast may have to travel long distances...
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Mesothelioma treatment is often divided into two groups: curative methods; and palliative (pain-relief) care. Most patients with this rare cancer receive one or the other...
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If you’re a recently diagnosed mesothelioma patient, then you’re likely about to begin treatment. This cancer is aggressive, which means urgency is essential to defeating this...
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A Phase 2 pleural mesothelioma clinical trial uses lung-sparing surgery along with chemotherapy and radiation. Fortunately, it’s available to a wide range of patients — from...
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