Some success shown in preventing the spread of the deadly disease in patients lacking an active tumour suppressor gene called NF2 by preliminary findings from the first trial of a new drug for patients with mesothelioma. The study is presented at the 24th EORTC-NCI-AACR [1] Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Dublin, Ireland.
Mesothelioma, which is usually caused by exposure to asbestos, has few treatment options and patients usually die within 9-17 months of diagnosis....
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