Posts by Steven Chervenick
Breath Test Could Improve Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
A new way to diagnose mesothelioma may have been discovered. Researchers have found that the exhaled breath of patients could have the potential to be a screening tool for malignant pleural mesothelioma. The information was presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2023 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Singapore. Malignant…
Read MoreOccupational and Environmental Exposure to Asbestos Reduces Longevity in Patients
Mesothelioma is a hard cancer to treat that is mainly caused by asbestos. People with this cancer typically do not live very long after diagnosis, but some people live longer than expected. A study recently published in the journal Toxics looked at people with mesothelioma and asbestos-caused lung cancer. All patients were around asbestos between…
Read MoreAltered CAR-T Cell Therapy for the Treatment of Mesothelioma
Immunotherapy is an innovative and groundbreaking way to treat cancer. It uses the immune system to fight and kill cancer cells. One immunotherapy treatment that is showing good results for certain cancers is called CAR-T cell therapy, which is able to target specific proteins on cancer cells. One of the proteins is called mesothelin and…
Read MoreRadiation and Immunotherapy Combination Improves Survival in Lung Cancer Patients
A new study looking at low dose radiation and immunotherapy is showing promising results for non-small cell lung cancer. Patients treated with the combination had higher progression free survival compared to patients who received immunotherapy alone. Research was completed at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian as well as at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and…
Read MoreGPC3/Mesothelin-CAR-γδT Cells Against Cancers
Primary Outcome Measures Number of Patients with Dose Limiting Toxicity Secondary Outcome Measures Percent of Patients with best response as either complete remission or partial remission. Median γδT cell persistence Inclusion Criteria 1. Patients with advanced cancer that expresses GPC3 or Mesothelin protein; 2. Life expectancy >12 weeks; 3. Adequate heart, lung, liver, kidney, and…
Read MoreADI-PEG 20 is Being Tested on Non-Epithelioid Mesothelioma
Polaris Group recently announced an application for a rolling submission of a new mesothelioma treatment. The Biologic License Application is the first step in becoming approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The treatment, known as ADI-PEG 20, is for the use on non-epithelioid mesothelioma patients alongside pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy. The non-epithelioid subtypes of…
Read MoreInduction Chemo+Immunotherapy in Resectable Epithelioid and Biphasic Pleural Mesothelioma (CHIMERA Study) (CHIMERA)
Primary Outcome Measures Primary endpoint – To evaluate the activity of neo-adjuvant treatment by the determination of pathological complete response rate (pCR) Secondary Outcome Measures Secondary endpoint – To further evaluate the activity of neo-adjuvant treatment in terms of major pathological response. Secondary endpoint – To further evaluate the activity of neo-adjuvant treatment in terms…
Read MoreCARD is Working on New Articles to be Released in 2024
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease is working on new research articles that will be released throughout this year. They will be focusing on asbestos and autoimmune disease. The articles will show results from analyzing the health impact of exposure to amphibole asbestos from Libby, Montana. It can take less exposure to amphibole asbestos fibers…
Read MorePembrolizumab and Chemotherapy Improve Survival in Patients
Pleural mesothelioma, a cancer mainly caused by asbestos, is a hard cancer to treat. Diagnosis usually occurs when it is in a late stage, leading to limited treatment options. New clinical trials are always being performed to try to find a new treatment approach that could possibly extend the lives of patients or even cure…
Read MoreCIRT Radiation Therapy Beneficial for Lung Cancer Patients
Surgery is usually the first choice for patients and doctors for the treatment of early-stage cancer. There are other options though like radiotherapy. A special type of radiotherapy called Carbon-ion radiotherapy (CIRT)has become popular with doctors. A study in Japan showing how the therapy can benefit patients with early-stage lung cancer recently released results. Carbon-ion…
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