Two forms of non-epithelioid MPM have proved more resistant to chemotherapy alone: sarcomatoid mesothelioma, a fast-growing cancer made up of ‘spindle-shaped’ cells that spreads widely, including to ...

For nearly 20 years, mesothelioma treatment options were limited to a single regimen: pemetrexed with a platinum agent. Now, ...

The use of fine-needle aspiration or tumor biopsy may be helpful in the diagnosis of MPM; cytopathology can help determine whether a tumor consists of mesothelial tissue. [1] Chest radiography ...

Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the tissues that line the mesothelium, the protective membrane that covers the lungs, chest walls, heart, and abdomen. Most cases of this cancer occur due ...

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM ... OS between the epithelial histologic subtype (16 months) and the sarcomatoid subtype (11 months) was statistically significant.