Pleural Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer with a poor life expectancy. People diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma usually live for four to 18 months after diagnosis. The poor survival is a result of the aggressive nature of the cancer and that it is usually diagnosed at a late stage when it is less treatable. Once mesothelioma progresses,…
Primary Outcome Measures Time from diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma to death of any cause as median overall survival time. [ Time Frame: 54 Months ] Secondary Outcome Measures Number of TTFields treatment-related SAEs, as assessed by the CEC, within total observation period, standardized to average annual incidences. [ Time Frame: 3 years + 18 months follow up ] Changes in quality of life…
A new immunotherapy treatment is showing promising results against mesothelioma. The therapy consists of a combination of two drugs: one drug that reprograms macrophages and the other is the chemotherapy cisplatin. Mesothelioma is a cancer that does not respond well to treatment. The best option for patients is a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation,…
A new tool to determine levels of asbestos exposure has been developed. The tool, created by Italian researchers, is known as a Retrospective Exposure Assessment (REA). The tool uses a microscope to determine how much asbestos is in lung tissue. The study wants to compare the actual level of asbestos in lung tissue to levels…
Primary Outcome Measures Recommended Phase 2 Dose (RP2D) [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months ] The RP2D will be determined using dose limiting toxicities (DLTs) and all other available study data Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months ] The MTD will be determined using DLTs Incidence of Adverse Events [ Time Frame: Up to 24 months ] Safety and tolerability profile…
Researchers have found a treatment that can eradicate advanced stage mesothelioma tumors within a few days. The research is being done at Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine. The treatment utilizes implants known as “drug factories” and a checkpoint inhibitor drug. Mesothelioma is a tough to treat cancer of the mesothelium, which is a…
Primary Outcome Measures Determine DLTs and RP2Ds in AMXT 1501 in combination with IV DFMO [ Time Frame: 1 year ] Indicate Number of patients with DLTs in AMXT1501 in combination with IV DFMO in patients with advanced cancer to determine the RP2D within the duration of the dose escalation period of the study as defined by the DLT…
A new second line treatment has been developed for pleural mesothelioma. The treatment was created at the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam. Research was done as a single-arm, open-label clinical trial combining pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and lenvatinib. The results were presented at the IASCL 2022 World Conference on Lung Cancer in Vienna, Austria. The two drugs…
Primary Outcome Measures disease free survival or time to recurrence [ Time Frame: Through out the whole study with maximum of 2 years ] time from clearance of disease till onset of recurrence of same disease overall survival [ Time Frame: till mortality of the case or 2 years maximum ] survival of the cases till mortality Secondary Outcome Measures comorbidities [ Time Frame: Through out…
A blood test could make diagnosing mesothelioma faster, leading to doctors catching the disease earlier in patients. Mesothelioma is a hard-to-treat cancer mainly caused by asbestos. Once diagnosed, not much can be done because it has usually spread and progressed to a point where treatments like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are not as helpful. It…
