Even though 40 years have passed since their exposure to asbestos, workers’ risk of developing mesothelioma continues to rise, new research shows. Individuals exposed to asbestos four decades ago…
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The more mesothelioma tumor cells that express the mesothelin protein, the longer a patient is likely to live, according to a study. That finding is…
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) status to Novocure‘s Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) for treating pleural mesothelioma. The designation…
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A Phase 3 British clinical trial will test whether the immune checkpoint inhibitor Opdivo (nivolumab) can help mesothelioma patients whose disease relapsed after platinum-based chemotherapy.…
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Aduro Biotech has expanded its collaboration with Merck to include an additional Phase 2 trial to test a combination of Aduro’s immunotherapy, CRS-207, with Keytruda…
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Yondelis (trabectedin) stabilized a form of advanced mesothelioma that had progressed after earlier chemotherapy, according to a Phase 2 clinical trial in Italy. Researchers will…
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is recruiting 600 participants into a global Phase 3 clinical trial investigating a combination of two immune checkpoint inhibitors — Opdivo (nivolumab) and…
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Soluble mesothelin, a cell surface glycoprotein predominant in several types of cancer, is an independent prognostic marker and a new potential therapeutic target for patients…
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Workers who are exposed to asbestos early in their career are at higher risk of developing pleural mesothelioma (PM) than those who were exposed later…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt has promised to clean up decades-old Superfund sites, even as he is overseeing the rollback…
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