Monthly Archives: March 2016

HRX9 Is a Mesothelioma Drug Designed to Cause Apoptosis

HRX9 Is a Mesothelioma Drug Designed to Cause Apoptosis

Researchers and doctors agree that the best way to treat mesothelioma is to kill it before it kills you. Easier said than done, since mesothelioma is notorious for resisting chemotherapy and just about any other type of treatment you’d care to name. That’s why some mesothelioma researchers are abuzz about findings published in the journal

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GlaxoSmithKline Pulls Out of Mesothelioma Drug FP-1039 Clinical Trial

GlaxoSmithKline Pulls Out of Mesothelioma Drug FP-1039 Clinical Trial

A pharmaceutical company developing a promising new mesothelioma drug has decided to end its relationship with its research and development partner. This move threatens to halt a clinical trial of the drug, FP-1039. FP-1039 is a protein-based, fibroblast growth factor (FGF) ligand trap developed by Five Prime Therapeutics of San Diego, California. The company pulling

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Mesothelioma Growth Disrupted by Olive Leaf Extract

Mesothelioma Growth Disrupted by Olive Leaf Extract

An extract made from the leaves of olive trees appears capable of putting the brakes on mesothelioma. In a recent Italian study, the extract was shown to have an effect against mesothelioma cells. The extract appeared to inhibit their growth and spread. The researchers who made the extract also came away convinced that it could

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Mesothelioma Claims Former Steeler, Heisman Winner Johnny Lattner

Mesothelioma Claims Former Steeler, Heisman Winner Johnny Lattner

Former Pittsburgh Steeler and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Lattner ran all the right plays against his opponent — mesothelioma. In the end, none of them were enough to let the two-time college football All-American score any touchdowns against the ruthless asbestos cancer. Lattner lost to mesothelioma, which refused to be tackled, blocked or benched despite the

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3-D Printing May Allow Replacement of Mesothelioma-Filled Tissue

3-D Printing May Allow Replacement of Mesothelioma-Filled Tissue

It might one day be possible to replace that mesothelioma-covered lung or abdomen lining of yours with one that’s brand-new clean and disease-free. Researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have moved a step closer to making such a remedy for mesothelioma a reality. They’ve been experimenting with a 3-D printer that they hope to

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Physical Therapy Before Mesothelioma Treatment May Speed Recovery

Physical Therapy Before Mesothelioma Treatment May Speed Recovery

Mesothelioma patients might make a faster and fuller recovery from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation treatment if they spend a few weeks beforehand receiving physical therapy. National Public Radio described this possibility not long ago in a story about the use of rehabilitation therapy to improve the ability of cancer patients to bear up under surgery,

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RNA May Boost Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Efficacy

RNA May Boost Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Efficacy

Scientists tinkering with a specialized type of RNA molecule have found it may be possible to use the biologic building block to increase the effectiveness of mesothelioma chemotherapy. The RNA molecule undergoing investigation is a nonviral antithymidylate synthase RNAi embedded liposome. RNAi means it’s an RNA molecule modified to interfere with biological processes. In lab

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L.A. Comedian Vows to Have Last Laugh over Mesothelioma

L.A. Comedian Vows to Have Last Laugh over Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is no laughing matter. But comedian Quincy Jones is determined to make it one. Or at least to have the last laugh over the cancer that’s eating him up inside. Jones is just 32 years old and has Stage IV peritoneal mesothelioma. He’s been given a prognosis of no more than a year to

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Flaxseed Possible Strategy for Preventing Mesothelioma

Flaxseed Possible Strategy for Preventing Mesothelioma

Something that usually happens before peritoneal mesothelioma strikes is the peritoneum becomes acutely inflamed. Researchers have discovered that flaxseed lignan component appears to significantly reduce such inflammation. At least that’s the case in lab mice fed a diet rich in flaxseed. This is a potentially very significant finding because if there is no inflammation of

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