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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 Patients ... Read more

July 14, 2017

Phase 3 Nintedanib-Chemo Combo Trial Recruits Mesothelioma Patients for Global Study

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A Phase 3 trial is recruiting 450 participants at clinics worldwide to test whether nintedanib, used in combination with the standard chemotherapy drugs Alimta (pemetrexed) and Platinol (cisplatin) in patients with ... Read more

April 12, 2017

New Tissue Imaging and Collecting Technique Can Identify Mesothelioma Subtypes

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German researchers have come up with a new tissue-sample imaging and collecting technique for identifying diffuse malignant mesothelioma (DMM) subtypes. The method that the team at Ruhr-University Bochum developed is based on advanced ... Read more

January 17, 2017

Postoperative Radiotherapy Benefits Limited for Sarcomatoid MPM Patients, Study Finds

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Postoperative radiotherapy has limited survival benefits for certain patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who have had surgery to remove the cancer, researchers said in a recent retrospective study, and they called ... Read more