Mesothelioma in any stage is challenging to treat because it tends to spread from the mesothelial lining along nearby surfaces, nerves, and blood vessels. This makes it very difficult, except in rare situations, to completely get rid of it with surgery and chemotherapyor radiation therapy. Additional treatment options are being developed over time through the [...]
Phase 0 mesothelioma clinical trials are designed to determine if and how a new mesothelioma drug might work in a human.Mesothelioma patients are currently not eligible to enroll in phase 0 studies, but they may be in the near future. Phase 0 studies for mesothelioma often use only a few small doses of the new [...]
Phase III clinical trials typically enroll a large number of patients. These studies are often done in many different locations at the same time. They are likely to be offered by community-based oncologists. Typically, drug treatments that have been proven relatively safe in phase I and that have been found to work against mesothelioma in [...]
Yet another notable public figure has passed away from mesothelioma. Seventy-year-old Frank Bender, a well-known forensic sculptor (or “recomposer of the dead” as he came to be known) passed away from mesothelioma in July after battling the deadly asbestos disease for nearly two years. Bender became well known throughout the U.S. – and attained local fame in [...]
Mesothelioma in any stage is challenging to treat because it tends to spread from the mesothelial lining along nearby surfaces, nerves, and blood vessels. This makes it very difficult, except in rare situations, to completely get rid of it with surgery and chemotherapyor radiation therapy. Additional treatment options are being developed over time through the [...]
Phase 0 mesothelioma clinical trials are designed to determine if and how a new mesothelioma drug might work in a human.Mesothelioma patients are currently not eligible to enroll in phase 0 studies, but they may be in the near future. Phase 0 studies for mesothelioma often use only a few small doses of the new [...]
Phase III clinical trials typically enroll a large number of patients. These studies are often done in many different locations at the same time. They are likely to be offered by community-based oncologists. Typically, drug treatments that have been proven relatively safe in phase I and that have been found to work against mesothelioma in [...]
Mesothelioma Lawsuit information and other resources for mesothelioma patients. How do we focus on the positive while preparing for the worst? This is a difficult question for which there are no absolute or easy answers. Each individual deals uniquely with the reality of serious illness and death. That’s true for the patient as well as [...]