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First-in-human Study of BAY2287411 Injection, a Thorium-227 Labeled Antibody-chelator Conjugate, in Patients With Tumors Known to Express Mesothelin

April 26, 2018

Purpose: The primary objective of this study is, to determine the safety, tolerability, maximum tolerated dose (MTD) or maximum feasible dose of BAY2287411 Injection in patients with epithelioid malignant mesothelioma and serous ovarian cancer

Immunotherapy May Help Extend the Lives of Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma Patients

April 20, 2018

Immunotherapy is revolutionizing the health care industry by adding extra years of life to people with lung cancer. A few years ago it was rare for patients with an advanced…

Immunotherapy Treatment Durvalumab Enters Phase II Clinical Trial

April 9, 2018

While there is no cure for mesothelioma, those who are able to withstand surgery in general may have a better chance of survival, as the cancer is being physically removed.…

Stepped Palliative Care Versus Early Integrated Palliative Care in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer (STEP PC)

March 29, 2018

Purpose: This research study is evaluating ways to provide palliative care to patients who have recently been diagnosed with lung cancer

Understanding Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma

March 26, 2018

Exposure to asbestos does not always mean that the individual exposed will develop an asbestos-caused disease or cancer. However, there is no safe level of asbestos exposure, and if you…

Asbestos Exposure Documentary Makes Debut At International Film Festival

March 20, 2018

Last weekend at the San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, a 75- minute documentary about asbestos exposure and mesothelioma made its world debut, highlighting the aggressive and often fatal diseases…

Biomarker CD47 as a Successful Diagnostic and Treatment Tool

March 13, 2018

Survival rates for diffuse mesothelioma are notoriously low with the median survival ranging between 12 to 22 months.  A contributing factor to treatment being ineffective is that the disease if…

Epithelioid Mesothelioma And Reactive Mesothelial Hyperplasia

March 5, 2018

The type of mesothelioma can be based upon where the cancer is located in the body, but it can also be based upon cell type – meaning, which cell has…

Asbestos Cancer Risk Measured by Fiber Length

March 2, 2018

Since asbestos was used for decades in thousands of products ranging from attic insulation to woven oven mitts, it is hard to imagine that this versatile material is actually a naturally occurring…

Mesothelin-Targeted Immunotoxin LMB-100 in Combination With SEL-110 in Subjects With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma

February 28, 2018

Purpose: Mesothelioma is cancer of the tissue that lines some organs. A new drug, LMB-100, may bind to a protein on mesothelioma tumors and kill cancer cells. But sometimes the body makes antibodies that reduce how well LMB-100 works. Researchers want to see if adding the drug SEL-110 to LMB-100 will prevent these antibodies from forming.