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Mesothelioma
Treatment
Experimental
Therapies
Several
forms of mesothelioma treatment such as
the drug Alimta,
gene
therapy,
immunotherapy,
photodynamic
therapy
and multimodality
therapy
are still in their experimental stages. We
invite you to read the following articles
on experimental therapies for Malignant
Mesothelioma.
Drug
Therapy
Alimta,
a new type of cancer treatment being
developed by Eli Lilly, is the first
treatment to significantly increase the
length of survival and ameliorate the
symptoms of the disease. The trial, one of
the largest against the fatal disease, was
presented at the annual meeting of the
American Society of Clinical
Oncologists.
 Click
here
to browse through related medical
literature,
articles and abstracts.
Gene
Therapy
Many
strategies of gene therapy are currently
under study. Even though the results in
animal experiments have been remarkable
they have remained disappointing in
humans. Other agents such as onconase,
thalidomide, lovastatin have been used as
single therapy or in combination with
chemotherapy with various results.
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here
to browse through related medical
literature,
articles and abstracts.
Immunotherapy
This
therapy involves the removal of patient
cells, activation by exposure to cytokines
and reinstillatin into the peritoneum,
accompanied by additional chemotherapy. In
the few cases tried this form of treatment
lead to significant shrinkage of the
tumor. However most patients had very
early stages of disease, and general
recommendations are therefore difficult to
make, prior to further research.
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here
to browse through related medical
literature,
articles and abstracts.
Photodynamic
Therapy
This
therapy involves the use of a drug that
makes the cancer cells sensitive to a
particular wavelength of light. The drug
is administered before the surgical
procedure. The results have been
disappointing, and no survival benefit has
been shown in studies so far.
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here
to browse through related medical
literature,
articles and abstracts.
Multimodality
Therapy:
Doctors
are always learning more about the best
way to treat patients with mesotheliomas.
The roles of surgery, radiation therapy,
and chemotherapy in the treatment of
mesothelioma are highly debated.
Treatments which use some combinations of
surgery, radiation therapy, and
chemotherapy, called multimodality
therapy, are now being studied and may
provide the most promising option for some
patients.
Click
here
to browse through related medical
literature,
articles and abstracts.
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