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Mesothelioma Treatment Center Marks 20th Year of Precision Medicine Treatment
The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is one of the country’s leading treatment centers for malignant mesothelioma. Among the many innovative discoveries that have helped the center treat patients with lung cancers is the discovery of the EGFR gene mutation. The center is marking the 20th anniversary of that breakthrough and the development of several targeted
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Study Tests Impact of Radioimmunoconjugate in Malignant Mesothelioma
A study published this month in the journal Scientific Reports details research into a promising new therapeutic target for treating malignant mesothelioma. Researchers investigated intracavitary administration of a radioimmunoconjugate in laboratory animals and found it may offer an important new method for improving patient outcomes.
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European Agency Signals Approval for Keytruda for First-line Mesothelioma Treatment
Weeks after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of patients with unresectable advanced or metastatic malignant pleural mesothelioma, the European Medicine Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) issued a similar endorsement, signaling its approval of the drug for use
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Mesothelioma Victims Wait as Judge Is Asked to Reject J&J Chapter 11 Talc Bankruptcy Document
It’s been years since Johnson & Johnson first responded to malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer claims by attempting a controversial bankruptcy strategy called the Texas Two Step. After multiple rejections of the company’s settlement plan, a Texas judge recently allowed a third filing and reorganization plan to be submitted in his court. But now that
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Jury Awards $3.45 Million to Millwright Stricken with Mesothelioma
James Katcham died of malignant mesothelioma after having worked as a millwright at the DuPont Spruance plant in Chesterfield, Virginia. His widow Patricia filed a personal injury lawsuit naming several companies she blamed for his occupational exposure to asbestos. On October 9th, a Newport News, Va. Circuit Court jury ordered the sole remaining defendant, John
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Study Highlights Gut Bacteria’s Impact on Mesothelioma Treatment
Medical professionals in the United Kingdom are investigating whether mesothelioma patients’ intestinal ecosystem of mesothelioma patients plays a role in their response to immunotherapy. In preliminary investigations, researchers from the University of Leicester sequenced the genetic code of patients’ gut bacteria to determine whether there was a relationship between the two.
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Veteran’s Day May Feel Different for Vets with Mesothelioma
Whether they volunteered or were drafted, and no matter when they served, America’s veterans had a strong sense of the risks they faced — but none of them anticipated that their service would put them at risk for malignant mesothelioma or other asbestos-related diseases. Today is Veteran’s Day – the day the nation set aside
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Pennsylvania Superior Court Sides with Mesothelioma Widow in Insurance Fight
Ronald L. Suman was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos dust and fibers during his employment with Penelec between 1975 and 1996. After he died, his wife filed an amended complaint for wrongful death on behalf of herself and their children. Though the victim’s insurer argued it was not
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Mayo Clinic Announces New Test for Mesothelioma Detection
This week, researchers from the Mayo Clinic announced a new testing protocol that may significantly improve early detection of malignant mesothelioma. According to medical oncologist Dr. Aaron Mansfield of the Center for Individualized Medicine, the innovative approach relies on detecting chromosomal rearrangements that typically occur in mesothelioma cancer cells’ DNA.
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Researchers Turn to Capsaicin to Treat Mesothelioma
Could the chemical that makes peppers hot help control malignant mesothelioma tumors? That’s what researchers from the Sbarro Health Research Organization (SHRO) set out to study, and their results were very encouraging.
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Shipyard Worker’s Mesothelioma Lawsuit Cites 30 Years of Asbestos Exposure
Robert Stephen Sentilles is pursuing justice against multiple companies that he blames for his malignant mesothelioma. In his lawsuit, which points primarily to his former employer, Avondale Shipyards, he cites numerous products made with the toxic material that he worked with over the years.
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Lung Cancer Plaintiff’s Asbestos Claim Against Oil Company to Continue
Mallory Ware worked as a welder for decades, and after being diagnosed with asbestos-related lung cancer, he filed a lawsuit in state court against several defendants. All of the companies named were accused of negligence, but some were accused of premises liability, and others were accused of product liability. Though Marathon Oil Company objected to
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Mesothelioma Fears Rise as Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Recall Expands
Asbestos-contaminated talc has been blamed for thousands of cases of malignant mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. While most of the attention has been paid to brand-name products like Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Powder, that company discontinued its use of talc. Others continue using it, including the Dynacare Baby Powder distributed across the nation and sold online
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Multicenter Group Compares Real-World Mesothelioma Outcomes to Clinical Study
There is sometimes a significant gap between the results of clinical trials and what physicians see in the real world, and that can lead to unexpected outcomes. To assess whether the use of ipilimumab and nivolumab in mesothelioma patients would deliver what was indicated in the renowned CheckMate 743 study, a multicenter group of physicians
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Department of Justice Intervenes in J&J Talc Bankruptcy
There are tens of thousands of mesothelioma and ovarian cancer victims who have filed claims against Johnson & Johnson, claiming that asbestos contaminating the talc in the iconic company’s baby powder was the cause of their illness. Faced with a rising number of multi-million-dollar verdicts, the company has repeatedly attempted a controversial strategy of filing
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Shipyard Worker with Mesothelioma Blames Multiple Asbestos Companies
James Sarjeant was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma after years as a construction worker at the Todd Shipyards. His personal injury lawsuit names multiple defendants that he blames for having negligently exposed him to asbestos and has involved requests for documentation from some and requests for dismissal from the case from many others.
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Researchers Identify New Protein for Differential Diagnosis of Pleural Mesothelioma
Researchers from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, have published a study that concludes that a transmembrane protein called carbonic anhydrase IX has a 100% sensitivity in detecting pleural epithelioid mesothelioma, making it comparable to or better than currently used markers for diagnosing malignant mesothelioma.
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Mesothelioma Victim Prevails in Case Against Honda Motors
When Michael C. Wagner was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he and his wife filed a personal injury lawsuit against the companies he blamed for having exposed him to asbestos throughout his life. A New York jury recently heard the details of his exposure and awarded him $300,000 for his past pain and suffering and another
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South Carolina Supreme Court Upholds Judge’s Increase in Mesothelioma Verdict
When Beverly “Dale” Jolly was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, he and his wife, Brenda, sued numerous asbestos companies, including Fisher Controls International, LLC and Crosby Valve, LLC. The case went to trial with only those two defendants left, and the jury found them guilty but ordered extremely low awards that did not reflect the damages
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Woman’s Family Continues Quest for Justice Following Mesothelioma Death
Anna Buczynski died of malignant mesothelioma after years of laundering her husband’s work clothes. Her family has filed a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensation from the many companies they blame for failing to warn of the dangers of the toxic material. Since the case was filed, many of the companies named in the suit have
