The Mesothelioma Guide Blog

The next chapter in the Johnson & Johnson asbestos saga is almost written. It might be defined by one word: bankruptcy. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal and...

Update: 07/14/2021: The annual follow-up of this study provided new data on atezolizumab and bevacizumab for peritoneal mesothelioma. Most clinical trials experimenting with novel...

Mesothelioma can be quite a selective cancer. The only known cause is exposure to asbestos, which occurs in specific jobs at higher frequencies than other occupations. A common...

Immunotherapy and radiation therapy may have a synergistic effect on one another. For people with malignant mesothelioma, this is a source of hope. Two new clinical trials are...

Is “SMART” the smartest way to treat mesothelioma? Or could we make it … “smarter”? Since its inception at Princess Margaret Cancer Center in Toronto, Canada, the SMART...

The COVID‑19 coronavirus pandemic put a lot of clinical trials on hold due to limitations and reservations regarding on‑site cancer treatment. This was bad news in the efforts...

Most people with mesothelioma either don’t respond to first‑line chemotherapy or respond temporarily, only for the tumors to continue spreading after a brief halt. Relapsed...

Malignant mesothelioma usually singles out elderly people, but in rare instances, young adults or even kids may develop the cancer. It’s a heartbreaking diagnosis for someone so...

Want to receive Opdivo and Yervoy for your mesothelioma? That may come at a steep price. One country’s government changed this to favor the victims of mesothelioma...

Medical experts are focused on helping the immune system topple mesothelioma. Immune checkpoint inhibitors are one method. Dendritic cell therapy is another encouraging type of...