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Mesothelioma Summary

Description: A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)

Also Known As: Mesotheliomas

Networked: 6288 relevant articles (296 outcomes, 1065 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Mesothelioma

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Cisplatin (Platino) : 47 outcomes 97 studies in 339 results : FDA 6 Generic
  2. pemetrexed (MTA) : 47 outcomes 89 studies in 314 results : FDA 3
  3. Asbestos : 17 outcomes 209 studies in 2312 results : IBA
  4. Platinum : 13 outcomes 13 studies in 71 results : IBA
  5. Antibodies : 12 outcomes 27 studies in 186 results : IBA
  6. gemcitabine : 11 outcomes 34 studies in 85 results : FDA 7
  7. Antigens : 8 outcomes 11 studies in 120 results : IBA
  8. Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) : 7 outcomes 23 studies in 77 results : FDA 12 Generic
  9. Carboplatin (JM8) : 6 outcomes 22 studies in 54 results : FDA 29 Generic
  10. calretinin : 5 outcomes 15 studies in 134 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Mesothelioma

  1. Neoplasms (Cancer)
  2. Adenocarcinoma
  3. Carcinoma (Carcinomatosis)
  4. Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma (Carcinoma, Non-Small Cell Lung)
  5. Lung Neoplasms (Lung Cancer)
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Key Therapies for Mesothelioma

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  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 60 outcomes 119 studies in 618 results
  2. Radiotherapy : 15 outcomes 24 studies in 186 results
  3. Pneumonectomy (Lung Volume Reduction) : 12 outcomes 20 studies in 246 results
  4. Heterologous Transplantation (Xenotransplantation) : 9 outcomes 10 studies in 86 results
  5. Palliative Care (Palliative Medicine) : 4 outcomes 4 studies in 36 results
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