Malignant mesothelioma
MONDO:0006292A malignant neoplasm of the pleura or peritoneum, arising from mesothelial cells. It is associated with exposure to asbestos.
Also known as: malignant mesothelial tumor, malignant mesothelial tumour, malignant mesothelioma, malignant mesothelioma (disease), malignant neoplasm of mesothelium, malignant neoplasm of the mesothelium, malignant tumor of mesothelium, malignant tumor of the mesothelium
2836 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 37 tagged with Malignant mesothelioma itself.
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Sub-types of Malignant mesothelioma
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma 71 trials · 75 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Pleural epithelioid mesothelioma 8 trials
- Pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma 2 trials
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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma 13 trials
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Malignant epithelioid mesothelioma 5 trials · 12 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Pleural epithelioid mesothelioma 8 trials
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Malignant biphasic mesothelioma 2 trials · 5 incl. sub-types
1 sub-type
- Pleural biphasic mesothelioma 4 trials
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Diffused pleural mesothelioma 3 trials
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Sarcomatoid mesothelioma 2 trials · 3 incl. sub-types
2 sub-types
- Pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma 2 trials
- Lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma 0 trials
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Localized pleural mesothelioma 2 trials
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Malignant pericardial mesothelioma 0 trials
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Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis 0 trials
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Ovarian malignant mesothelioma 0 trials
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Pleural mesothelioma in situ 0 trials
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Could a Triple-Drug combo tame mesothelioma?
Disease control OngoingThis study tests whether adding the drug cediranib to standard chemotherapy (cisplatin and pemetrexed) can help people with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer. In the first phase, researchers found the safest dose of cediranib. In the second phase, …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 11, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for mesothelioma? drug targets CD30-Positive tumors
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2 trial tests brentuximab vedotin (Adcetris) in 55 patients with CD30+ malignant mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery. The drug is an antibody-drug conjugate designed to seek out and attack cancer cells carrying the CD30 marker. The main goal is to see if the…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Engineered immune cells take on three Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control PausedThis study tests a new treatment using specially engineered immune cells (called CAR-NK cells) from donated cord blood, given alongside chemotherapy, for people with advanced kidney cancer, mesothelioma, or bone cancer. The goal is to find a safe dose and see if it helps control …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 02, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug could extend life for mesothelioma patients
Disease control OngoingThis phase 2b trial tests whether the immunotherapy drug tremelimumab can help people with advanced mesothelioma live longer. About 571 patients who have already tried standard chemotherapy will receive either tremelimumab or a placebo. The main goal is to see if the drug improve…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: MedImmune LLC • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 29, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental drug tazemetostat offered to patients with rare, aggressive tumors
Disease control Expanded access (ended)This expanded access program provides tazemetostat, a drug that blocks a protein called EZH2, to adults with serious or life-threatening solid tumors that have lost the INI1 or SMARCA4 protein. Eligible patients must have tried other treatments without success and cannot join a f…
Sponsor: Epizyme, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Promising mesothelioma drug trial pulled before it even started
Disease control CancelledThis study was designed to test the drug alrizomadlin (APG-115) in people with BAP1 cancer syndrome who have early-stage mesothelioma that does not yet need standard treatment. The goal was to see if the drug could stabilize or improve the disease. However, the trial was withdraw…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 11:03 UTC
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New Dual-Action antibody takes on advanced cancers
Disease control OngoingThis early-phase study tests a new drug called SI-B003 in 60 people with advanced solid tumors that have spread or come back. The drug is a bispecific antibody designed to help the immune system attack cancer cells. The main goals are to find a safe dose and check for side effect…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Sichuan Baili Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC