In a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, temsirolimus, a drug that is used to treat kidney cancer, has shown positive results when treating pleural mesothelioma cells. Temsirolimus is a kinase inhibitor, which blocks the growth of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) proteins. These proteins are found in mesothelioma [...]
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April 5 2011
New Mesothelioma Biomarker Emerges as Prime Target for Chemotherapy Drugs
A 2010 study sponsored by the National Institute of Health and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation identified a new biomarker that may make chemotherapeutic treatments for mesothelioma more effective.
Researchers found melanoma cell adhesion molecule (MCAM) to be a more precise biomarker than mesothelin, which is currently the most common focus of malignant mesothelioma biomarker studies. [...]