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
2828 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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New pill shows promise in early trial for tough cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial is testing a new oral drug called ISM6331 in 100 adults with advanced mesothelioma or other solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find a safe dose and check for any early signs that the drug can shrink tumors. Partic…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: InSilico Medicine Hong Kong Limited • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for rare cancer: oral pill targets early mesothelioma in High-Risk patients
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an oral medication (decitabine/cedazuridine) in people with BAP1 gene mutations who have early-stage mesothelioma that is not yet causing symptoms. The goal is to see if the drug can stop the cancer from growing or shrink it. About 9 participants will receive tre…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with hippo pathway mutations
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new drug called SW-682, taken as a tablet, for people with advanced solid tumors that have not responded to standard treatments. The trial focuses on tumors with changes in the Hippo pathway, including mesothelioma. In the first part, doctors will find the safe…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc., a healthcare company of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 04, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New pill aims to shrink Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests an experimental drug called Tulmimetostat (DZR123) in people with advanced solid tumors or lymphomas that have not improved with standard treatments. The drug is taken as a daily pill, either alone or combined with another drug (enzalutamide) for certain prostate…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 21, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New Antibody-Drug conjugate enters human trials for advanced cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests IM-1021, an antibody-drug conjugate designed to deliver a cancer-killing drug directly to tumor cells. It enrolls 117 adults with advanced solid tumors or B-cell lymphomas that have not responded to standard treatments. The main goals are to check saf…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Immunome, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Personalized cell therapy takes on Lung-Lining tumors
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing a new immunotherapy called Fast TILs for people with metastatic cancer or mesothelioma that has spread to the pleura (the lining around the lungs). The treatment uses the patient's own immune cells collected from their pleural fluid, which are mu…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: David Bartlett, MD • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 06, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Abdominal chemotherapy after surgery may improve mesothelioma outcomes
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests whether giving chemotherapy directly into the abdomen (intraperitoneal) or into a vein (intravenous) after surgery and heated chemotherapy works better for people with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Participants must have had successful removal of vis…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 23, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Experimental CAR t therapy targets Hard-to-Treat cancers in first human trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage study is testing a new treatment called SynKIR-110 for people with advanced ovarian cancer, bile duct cancer, or mesothelioma that has spread or come back. The treatment involves taking a patient's own immune cells, engineering them in a lab to better recognize a…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Verismo Therapeutics • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:02 UTC
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Smart immune cells take aim at Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new treatment using a patient's own immune cells, called CAR T cells, that are specially designed to target and kill solid tumor cells while leaving healthy cells unharmed. It is for adults with certain advanced cancers, including lung, colon, pancreatic, ovari…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: A2 Biotherapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Scientists use patients' own lung fluid cells to fight advanced cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new treatment for people whose cancer has spread to the lining of the lungs (pleura) or who have mesothelioma. Doctors collect immune cells from the patient's own lung fluid, grow them in a lab, and then put them back into the chest through a tube a…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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New drug VT3989 takes on tough cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new oral drug called VT3989, alone or with other cancer drugs, in people with advanced solid tumors, mesothelioma, or non-small cell lung cancer that hasn't responded to standard treatments. The trial has two phases: first, finding the safest dose, then expandi…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Vivace Therapeutics, Inc • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:03 UTC
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Magnesium shield: could a simple mineral prevent Chemo-Induced kidney failure?
Prevention Recruiting nowThis study tests whether giving high doses of magnesium before and during surgery can prevent kidney damage caused by the chemotherapy drug cisplatin. About 130 adults with mesothelioma will receive either magnesium or a placebo. The goal is to see if magnesium helps keep kidneys…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Brigham and Women's Hospital • Aim: Prevention
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:59 UTC
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Surgery for 'unremovable' mesothelioma? new study tests symptom relief
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study looks at whether a surgery called partial pleurectomy (removing part of the lung lining) can help with symptoms and quality of life in people with advanced pleural mesothelioma that cannot be fully removed. About 30 participants will have the surgery and fill out sympt…
Sponsor: University of Chicago • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 09:05 UTC
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New study gathers key materials to create personalized cell therapies for tough cancers
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis observational study collects tumor tissue and blood cells from 200 people with advanced solid tumors like colorectal, lung, and pancreatic cancers. The goal is to understand how often tumors lose a specific marker (HLA) and to store participants' own T cells for potential fu…
Sponsor: A2 Biotherapeutics Inc. • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 05, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Researchers launch major tissue bank to unlock secrets of mesothelioma
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to collect blood, urine, tumor samples, and health data from up to 1,000 people with malignant mesothelioma or other cancers that express a protein called mesothelin. Participants will be followed over time to track the course of their disease. The goal is to buil…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 03, 2026 00:00 UTC