Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM ... as the radiosensitivity of malignant mesothelial cells is modest. MPM response to chemotherapy is comparatively poor. The combination of pemetrexed and ...

Medically reviewed by Oliver Eng, MD Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the thin tissue that lines some internal ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural ... cells after primary resection, alone or in combination with other sensitizing drugs or biologics, would represent a true breakthrough in mesothelioma ...

can be used to treat pleural mesothelioma patients. Proton Beam Therapy is a type of medical treatment that uses high energy protons to deliver a very precise and powerful dose of radiation to cancer ...

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 ...