A new chemotherapy treatment significantly increased the overall survival for some mesothelioma patients. The study published in JAMA Network highlights the drug ADI-PEG20 (pegargiminase ...

A mother’s mesothelioma diagnosis led to an inspiring fight for life, overcoming the odds with groundbreaking treatments and ...

HIPEC, or hyperthermic (heated) intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a treatment for some types of cancers that have spread to the lining of the abdominal cavity, such as cancers of the ovaries, appendix, ...

Chemotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin (or carboplatin) has become the preferred first-line treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma based on a randomized Phase III study. Vinorelbine has ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a primary and locally aggressive tumor of the pleura. A well defined causal relationship with asbestos exposure, and an overwhelming media interest in the ...

Administration of oleanic acid in combination with camptothecin for cancer chemotherapy may reduce ... including capsaicin's potential to enhance mesothelioma treatment, a study about the role ...

Drug-induced kidney injury, or nephrotoxicity, is a common complication in clinical medicine that happens when drugs damage the kidneys.

The MARS 2 study sought to compare extended pleurectomy decortications (EPD) surgery with no surgery in people receiving standard chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Off The qualitative ...

Chemotherapy with pemetrexed and cisplatin (or carboplatin) has become the preferred first-line treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma based on a randomized Phase III study. Vinorelbine has ...