NovoTTF-100L System, combined with chemotherapy, is FDA-approved for malignant pleural mesothelioma, marking the first new treatment in over 15 years. The STELLAR trial showed a median overall ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the need for a greater biological understanding ...

Detection of circulating neoplastic cells by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in malignant melanoma: association with clinical stage and prognosis. Amifostine pretreatment for ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a refractory tumor with poor prognosis associated with asbestos exposure. Pleural effusion is frequently observed in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, and ...

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that grows in the thin layer of tissue that covers the heart, lungs and other internal organs. This membrane, called mesothelium, protects organs by ...

Malignant mesothelioma occurs most often in people who worked around asbestos — typically, decades earlier. Research has identified other causes too. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers comprehensive ...

Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive neoplastic proliferation derived from cells lining serosal membranes. The annual incidence in the United States is approximately 2500 cases per year of which ...

Management of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Using Cytoreductive Surgery and Perioperative Chemotherapy The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All ...

Nearly one in five patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) at a Barcelona hospital contracted COVID-19 during the pandemic. In addition, those patients suffered a 75% mortality rate, ...

VIENNA — Immunotherapy is now offering hope even in one of the most aggressive cancers of all, malignant pleural mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is usually diagnosed at a late stage and is ...

An innovative treatment significantly increases the survival of people with malignant mesothelioma, a rare but rapidly fatal type of cancer with few effective treatment options, according to results ...

Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma (PMPM) is an exceptionally rare and aggressive tumor originating in the lining of the heart. Due to its ambiguous symptoms and lack of specific guidelines, ...