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Monoclonal Antibody Treatment was Found Not to be Effective on Pleural Mesothelioma
A phase II clinical trial comparing anetumab ravtansine to the chemotherapy drug vinorelbine did not have promising results for treating mesothelioma like researchers had hoped. Anetumab ravtansine is an immunotherapy…
High HITHOC Dosage for Pleural Mesothelioma Improves Survival
High doses of hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) help pleural mesothelioma patients. A recent study found that when HITHOC is administered at a high dose, survival rates improve and periods of…
A Phase II Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of XmAb20717 in Advanced Rare Cancers
Primary Objective Efficacy of XmAb20717 as defined by objective response (defined as a complete response [CR] or partial response [PR] on two consecutive occasions ≥4 weeks apart) as determined by…
Two Cytoreductive Surgeries Can Improve Survival for Peritoneal Mesothelioma Patients
If peritoneal mesothelioma patients undergo a second surgery after recurrence, they can improve their survival. Data from a retrospective review from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center shows that cytoreductive surgery…
A Study of Yervoy and Opdivo Combination Therapy in Participants With Unresectable Advanced/Recurrent Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM)
Primary Outcome Measures Incidence of Adverse Events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 6 Months ] Time to onset of serious adverse events (SAEs) [ Time Frame: Up to 6 Months ] Time to onset of AEs [ Time Frame: Up…
Checkmate 743 Shows Immunotherapy is Better for Mesothelioma Patients Who Cannot Receive Surgery
A clinical trial called Checkmate 743, which looks at the immunotherapy drugs nivolumab (Opdivo) and ipilimumab (Yervoy), shows that the combination can create a better quality of life when compared…
Observational Study in Patients With Previously Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treated With Nivolumab and Ipilimumab (MESO-IMMUNE) (MESO-IMMUNE)
Primary Outcome Measures Progression Free Survival assessed locally [ Time Frame: time from first dose of combination Nivolumab-Ipilimumab to first documentation of disease progression or to death from any cause evaluated through the…
A Full Ban on Asbestos Was Recently Proposed
The Environmental Protection Agency just proposed a ban of all uses of chrysotile asbestos. It is the only asbestos that is imported into the country today. If banned, the material…
DENDRITIC Cell Therapy Combined With SURGERY in Mesothelioma (ENSURE)
Primary Outcome Measures Number of participant who are alive and have completed (neo)adjuvant DCT (5 administrations) and surgery at week 15 (+4 weeks) without extended treatment-related delay, persisting grade 3-4…
Platelet Count Can Potentially Influence Mesothelioma Survival
Mesothelioma is a hard-to-treat cancer. Usually chemotherapy, surgery, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy are used, but they do not do enough to save people’s lives. Scientists may have figured out why this…
