Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor associated with asbestos exposure. Malignant pleural mesothelioma was once a rare disease, but its incidence is increasing worldwide and ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection of this rare and aggressive malignancy.

The malignant pleural mesothelioma market is poised for steady growth during the forecast period (2025–2034). The launch of innovative therapies by companies such as AstraZeneca, Polaris ...

Purpose The etiology, diagnosis, staging, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) are reviewed, with an emphasis on clinical trials of newer approaches to first-line, second-line ...

Eighty percent of patients with pleural malignant mesothelioma are male, and patients commonly present with a pleural effusion associated with breathlessness and often accompanied by chest-wall ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is divided into three subtypes, one of which is particularly aggressive. Researchers from the Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) of MedUni Vienna and Vienna General ...

If you or someone in your household has ever worked around asbestos, you could be at risk for malignant mesothelioma. WebMD explains what causes this common cancer and how it’s treated.

They are often undertaken late in the course of the patient’s illness, however, on average about four to six weeks before the patient dies. At present, it is hard to know which patients with ...

Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) lived 6 months longer, on average, when they had surgery in addition to chemotherapy, a large retrospective analysis showed.

CHICAGO — The addition of nintedanib to pemetrexed/cisplatin appeared safe and effective for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma, according to results from the LUME ...

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare malignancy that has been strongly linked to asbestos exposure, and an estimated 3,000 people are diagnosed with the disease in the United States annually.