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Mesothelioma is a devastating cancer that primarily affects the lining of the lungs and abdomen. Once exposed to asbestos, it can take years to develop and after being diagnosed, there are not many options for patients. Since there is not a cure, clinical trials can give people hope and can potentially help extend their lives.…
Primary Outcome Measures Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v5.0 [ Time Frame: up to 6 months after last treatment cycle ] To assess the number of participants with toxicity of 177Lu-DOTA-TATE in combination with olaparib measured by NCI Common Toxicity Criteria v 5.0 Secondary Outcome Measures TTP [ Time Frame: 3 years ] Time to progression Response…
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with very few treatment options. Patients have a low survival rate, but there is hope with clinical trials. If a clinical trial is found to be effective, patients could live longer and could eventually be cured. Opdivo and Yervoy are two immunotherapy drugs that are showing success when combined as…
A new study found that the PD-L1 inhibitor nivolumab is effective in mesothelioma. It was tested on patients and showed that it could be a safe and effective treatment for those whose first line treatments have failed. Nivolumab is an immunotherapy drug that helps the immune system fight cancer cells. This specific drug, which is…
Doctors could soon know if surgery is the best option for mesothelioma patients. Surgery is one of the most effective ways to improve patients’ lives. The problem is that undergoing surgery is very stressful on people’s bodies, especially when they have cancer. It is better to know if surgery can be done before operating on…
There have been many different advances in medicine benefitting mesothelioma patients, and over the course of 2019, different clinical trials have shown that there is still hope for them. One of the clinical trials in 2019 studied Nivolumab, also called Opdivo, as a first- and second-line treatment for mesothelioma. The trial used nivolumab with an…
Many times, when people are diagnosed with mesothelioma, they don’t know where to turn. Such a devastating illness can be very isolating and can even cause depression. It might be hard to handle a mesothelioma diagnosis, but people can have hope and support from around the country and even the world. Different online support groups…
Mesothelioma is a cancer with a poor prognosis. People who are diagnosed do not normally have many options, but can at least have hope because of different clinical trials. Clinical trials can help find new treatments and medications to better help mesothelioma sufferers. A clinical trial in Oslo, Norway is looking at oncolytic viruses to…
Two drugs could soon be used together to treat the most aggressive form of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer with very few options for treatment. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy can be used to extend patients’ lives, but they cannot be used to completely cure the disease. There is still hope though because new treatments are…
Researchers from MIT and Duke may have found a way to make chemotherapy treatments more effective. Chemotherapy is usually the first treatment that is used in people diagnosed with cancer. It can be helpful, but cancers can have different responses and resistances to it. This new research can help make chemotherapy more potent when treating…
