Malignancy remains the most common cause of unilateral pleural effusion in the UK and USA, with an estimated 250 000 new cases of malignant pleural effusions per year. 2 5 Cytology-positive pleural ...

Mesothelioma is a rare but almost always fatal form of cancer linked to asbestos exposure. It is predominantly detected among ...

Novocure’s commercialized products are approved in certain countries for the treatment of adult patients with glioblastoma, non-small cell lung cancer, malignant pleural mesothelioma and pleural ...

Scherpereel A, Grigoriu B, Conti M, et al. Soluble mesothelin-related peptides in the diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2006;173:1155–60.

Of all cases detected, around 80% occur in the lining of the lungs, also known as the pleura. Pleural mesothelioma has one of the lowest survival rates, with late detection limiting treatment options.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A Suffolk County jury has awarded $8 million in favor of Janice Paluzzi, a Massachusetts woman who developed mesothelioma after decades of using Johnson & Johnson’s ...

Objectives Mesothelin and calretinin are blood-based markers for malignant mesothelioma. The objective of this study was to analyse the markers in plasma samples from cancer-free men and to identify ...

Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Sheree E. Chen; Makala B. Pace Disclosures Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69 (5):377-385.

Stages of malignant pleural mesothelioma The stages of mesothelioma range from I (1) through IV (4). As a rule, the lower the number, the less the cancer has spread. A higher number, such as stage IV, ...