"Mesothelioma Information"

Heat Therapy 

As we discussed earlier, heating the chemotherapeutic substances (intereferon and  interleukin-2) before they are injected produces good results among the malignant mesothelioma sufferers. These heated chemicals are more potent than ordinary ones. These chemicals kill the tumor cells very effectively. This new mesothelioma treatment is also known as chemo hyperthermia.

Gene Therapy

This is really a big key in future studies of mesothelioma. In this therapy, the genes involved in the tumor will be manipulated into a virus, such as the common cold, and then using your own immune system or antiviral drugs to destroy the cells. Still studies are being perormed on this therapy to find out perfect results. But the early stages of malignant mesothelioma is being controlled efectively by this method.

Photodynamic Therapy

This is another type of new mesothelioma treatment being tested in various studies. In this therapy, light sensitive molecules will be injecting in the pleural space before surgery. While doing surgery, light will be focussed directly on the molecules, thus killing tumor cells. Although there is no improved survival rate with this method, still clinical trials are being performed to get positive results.

Although there are numerous new treatments for mesothelioma are available, still various clinical trials are being performed to get perfect results. Clinical trials are the perfect solution for finding perfect cure for the mesothelioma sufferers. That’s why US government is pumping money like anything for the mesothelioma clinical trials.

Mesothelioma, as you know very well, it is not easily curable disease. as the symptoms of the mesothelioma is noticed only afer 15-20 years of exposure, it is really difficult to diagnose the disease in early stage.

Initially researchers try different treatment protocols like surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. But permanent cure is not at all possible.

Immunotherapy

This is an innovative treatment being tested with the patients suffering from mesothelioma. Immunotherapy make use of the individuals immune system to fight against mesothelioma. This therapy helps to make use of substances present in the immune system to fight the mesothelioma. Make use of the substances found in the immune system to give tough fight to the tumor cells.

Interferon and interleukin-2 are the two common substances, which are being used widely to prevent the growth of tumor cells. recent study confirms that heating these substances prior to injection helps to kill the tumor cells. But clinical trials and those with malignant mesothelioma have not responded well to immunotherapy.