Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
MONDO:0005512An aggressive malignant mesothelioma that arises from the peritoneum. Patients usually present with abdominal pain and ascites.
Also known as: advanced malignant mesothelioma of peritoneum, advanced malignant mesothelioma of the peritoneum, advanced peritoneal malignant mesothelioma, diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, malignant mesothelioma (disease) of peritoneum, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma, advanced, peritoneal mesothelioma (disease), malignant, peritoneum malignant mesothelioma (disease)
2750 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 13 tagged with Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma itself.
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Immunotherapy boosts standard chemo in rare abdominal cancer trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing whether adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab to standard chemotherapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed, and bevacizumab) works better than chemotherapy alone for peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the abdominal lining. About 66 people will take …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 15, 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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Lab-Grown tumor models could personalize mesothelioma care
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new way to choose cancer treatments for people with peritoneal mesothelioma. After surgery, doctors will grow a model of the patient's tumor in the lab and test different drugs on it to find the best match. The goal is to see if this personalized approach helps…
Sponsor: Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:00 UTC
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New drug CT-95 targets tough cancers in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase study tests a new drug called CT-95 in people with advanced cancers that have a protein called mesothelin on their cells. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. About 70 adults with ovarian, lung, pancreatic, or other mesoth…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Context Therapeutics Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:06 UTC
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Immune cells engineered to fight mesothelioma enter human testing
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests a new treatment for people with mesothelioma that cannot be removed by surgery or has come back after standard therapy. The treatment uses donor immune cells (natural killer cells) that are engineered in a lab to recognize and attack two proteins foun…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Beijing Biotech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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Scientists try to personalize heated chemo for stomach cancers
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at a treatment called HIPEC, where heated chemotherapy is washed inside the abdomen after surgery to remove tumors. Researchers want to see if lab-grown tumor models can predict how well the chemotherapy works. Sixty adults with cancers that have spread to the ab…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Aug 27, 2026 00:00 UTC