August 14, 2017August 14, 2017
Low-dose Photon Irradiation May Help Malignant Mesothelioma Cells Spread, German Study Warns
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Low-dose photon irradiation, commonly used in radiotherapy, potentially helps malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells spread, warns a study by Germany’s University of ... Read more
August 11, 2017
Blood MicroRNA Levels May Help Diagnose MPM and Asbestosis, Pilot Study Finds
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Researchers have found that patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and asbestosis — a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos ... Read more
August 10, 2017
Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma Plateaus Four Decades After First Asbestos Exposure, Italian Study Reports
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The risk of developing or dying from some cancers increases steadily over time. Scientists thought that was the case ... Read more
August 9, 2017
Mesothelioma is Main Cause of Death Among Patients with Asbestos-related Diseases
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More than half of all deaths related to asbestos exposure is caused by malignant mesothelioma, a new study has ... Read more
August 8, 2017August 8, 2017
Breast, Ovarian Cancer Therapies Induce Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Death, Study Shows
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Tesaro (niraparib) and Lymparza (olaparib) — both PARP1 inhibitors approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat breast ... Read more
August 7, 2017August 7, 2017
Apitolisib Shows Promising Clinical Benefit in 2 Young Women with Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Study Shows
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Treatment with the anti-cancer agent apitolisib has helped two patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM), a British study shows. The study, “Indolent ... Read more
August 4, 2017August 4, 2017
Lymphoma Patients Who Receive Radiotherapy at Higher Risk of Developing Mesothelioma, Study Shows
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People who have radiotherapy to treat lymphoma are more likely to develop malignant mesothelioma, especially if they were diagnosed ... Read more
August 3, 2017
High Platelet Counts Associated with Lower Survival in MPM Surgery Patients
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Elevated platelet levels in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) patients being considered for surgery is associated with poor outcomes, a ... Read more
August 1, 2017
Case Study of Malignant Mesothelioma of the Liver and Greater Omentum May be a First
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The most common form of malignant mesothelioma arises from the pleura – the lining membrane that covers the lungs ... Read more
July 31, 2017
Ptac2S Is Better Than Platinol at Reducing Growth Rate of Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma in Mice, Study Shows
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Ptac2S is more effective than Platinol (cisplatin) at reducing the growth rate of sarcomatoid malignant pleural mesothelioma in mice, according to ... Read more
July 28, 2017July 28, 2017
AstraZeneca’s Mesothelioma Therapy Tremelimumab Disappoints in Phase 2b Clinical Trial
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A Phase 2b clinical trial of AstraZeneca’s mesothelioma therapy tremelimumab showed no significant difference in survival times between treated and untreated patients. In ... Read more
July 27, 2017July 27, 2017
MPM Avastin and Pemetrexed/Cisplatin Combo Therapy May Not Make Economic Sense for Chinese Patients, Study Says
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Adding Avastin (bevacizumab) to a chemotherapy regimen with pemetrexed/cisplatin may not be a cost-effective choice to treat malignant ... Read more

Low-dose Photon Irradiation May Help Malignant Mesothelioma Cells Spread, German Study Warns

Low-dose photon irradiation, commonly used in radiotherapy, potentially helps malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) cells spread, warns a study by Germany’s University of Heidelberg. The study, “Low-dose photon irradiation induces invasiveness through the ... Read more

August 11, 2017

Blood MicroRNA Levels May Help Diagnose MPM and Asbestosis, Pilot Study Finds

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Researchers have found that patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and asbestosis — a chronic lung disease caused by asbestos inhalation — have low levels of certain microRNAs (miRNAs) in ... Read more

August 10, 2017

Risk of Malignant Mesothelioma Plateaus Four Decades After First Asbestos Exposure, Italian Study Reports

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The risk of developing or dying from some cancers increases steadily over time. Scientists thought that was the case with malignant pleural mesothelioma, too, but an Italian study shows ... Read more

August 9, 2017

Mesothelioma is Main Cause of Death Among Patients with Asbestos-related Diseases

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More than half of all deaths related to asbestos exposure is caused by malignant mesothelioma, a new study has shown. The study, “Risk Factors of Mortality from All Asbestos-Related Diseases: ... Read more

August 8, 2017August 8, 2017

Breast, Ovarian Cancer Therapies Induce Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Death, Study Shows

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Tesaro (niraparib) and Lymparza (olaparib) — both PARP1 inhibitors approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat breast and ovarian cancer patients — also kill malignant pleural mesothelioma ... Read more

August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

Apitolisib Shows Promising Clinical Benefit in 2 Young Women with Peritoneal Mesothelioma, Study Shows

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Treatment with the anti-cancer agent apitolisib has helped two patients with peritoneal mesothelioma (MPeM), a British study shows. The study, “Indolent peritoneal mesothelioma: PI3K-mTOR inhibitors as a novel therapeutic strategy,” appeared ... Read more

August 4, 2017August 4, 2017

Lymphoma Patients Who Receive Radiotherapy at Higher Risk of Developing Mesothelioma, Study Shows

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People who have radiotherapy to treat lymphoma are more likely to develop malignant mesothelioma, especially if they were diagnosed before 1995 and were younger at diagnosis, a study reports. ... Read more

August 3, 2017

High Platelet Counts Associated with Lower Survival in MPM Surgery Patients

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Elevated platelet levels in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) patients being considered for surgery is associated with poor outcomes, a cohort study shows. The study, “Preoperative Thrombocytosis Predicts Shortened Survival in ... Read more

August 1, 2017

Case Study of Malignant Mesothelioma of the Liver and Greater Omentum May be a First

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The most common form of malignant mesothelioma arises from the pleura – the lining membrane that covers the lungs — and is usually due to asbestos exposure. But this ... Read more

July 31, 2017

Ptac2S Is Better Than Platinol at Reducing Growth Rate of Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma in Mice, Study Shows

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Ptac2S is more effective than Platinol (cisplatin) at reducing the growth rate of sarcomatoid malignant pleural mesothelioma in mice, according to a study. The finding comes on top of a study ... Read more