Malignant pleural mesothelioma
MONDO:0005112A malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial cells in the pleura and shows a diffuse growth pattern. It arises on the parietal and sometimes visceral pleura as multiple small nodules that later become confluent and invade the chest wall adipose tissue and muscle. Asbestos exposure is the main cause for the development of pleural malignant mesothelioma. It usually affects patients over sixty years of age. The latency period is long. Patients usually present with pleural effusion, dyspnea and chest wall pain. Additional signs and symptoms include chills, sweating, weight loss, and weakness. Morphologic variants include epithelioid, desmoplastic, sarcomatoid, and biphasic mesothelioma. The clinical course is usually aggressive.
Also known as: pleura mesothelioma, malignant mesothelioma of pleura, malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, malignant pleural mesothelioma, pleural diffuse malignant mesothelioma, pleural malignant mesothelioma
2823 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 71 tagged with Malignant pleural mesothelioma itself.
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Pleural epithelioid mesothelioma 8 trials
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Pleural sarcomatoid mesothelioma 2 trials
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers with genetic flaw
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental drug called BMS-986504 alongside standard cancer treatments in 60 people with advanced cancers that have lost a gene called MTAP. The cancers include mesothelioma, stomach/esophageal cancer, and bladder cancer. The main goal is to…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 18, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can blocking adenosine receptors help the immune system fight solid tumors?
Disease control Recruiting nowResearchers are testing two experimental oral drugs, TT-10 and TT-4, in adults with advanced solid tumors such as kidney, prostate, and lung cancers that have worsened after standard treatment or cannot receive it. The drugs block adenosine receptors, which tumors use to quiet th…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Portage Biotech • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 17, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New immunotherapy combo shows promise for tough cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial is testing an experimental drug called volrustomig, either alone or with chemotherapy, in people with advanced cervical, head and neck, esophageal, or mesothelioma cancers. The study aims to see if the drug can shrink tumors and how safe it is. About 257 partic…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: AstraZeneca • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Sep 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug combo aims to stall rare lung cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether adding an experimental immunotherapy (fianlimab) to standard treatment (cemiplimab plus chemotherapy) can better control pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the lung lining. About 126 people who have not yet been treated will receive one…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 13, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New hope for mesothelioma: drug targets cancer from two angles
Disease control Recruiting nowThis phase 2 trial tests a drug called ivonescimab in 38 people with pleural mesothelioma whose cancer has returned after immunotherapy and chemotherapy. The drug works by blocking blood vessel growth and boosting the immune system to fight cancer. The main goal is to see if the …
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Intergroupe Francophone de Cancerologie Thoracique • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Aug 12, 2026 00:00 UTC
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Can a pill that blocks multiple cancer proteins shrink Hard-to-Treat tumors?
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing an experimental oral drug called APG-2449 in people with advanced solid tumors, including certain lung cancers, mesothelioma, esophageal cancer, and ovarian cancer. APG-2449 is designed to block several proteins (FAK, ALK, and ROS1) that help can…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Ascentage Pharma Group Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jul 25, 2026 00:00 UTC
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New drug cocktail targets Hard-to-Treat cancers
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests an experimental drug called SAR445877, alone or with other cancer drugs, in adults with advanced solid tumors that have spread or cannot be removed. The study has two parts: first, finding a safe dose, and second, checking if the drug shrinks tumors. …
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Sanofi • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 14:01 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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Triple threat: new combo tackles rare lung cancer
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial is testing whether adding an immunotherapy drug (atezolizumab) and a personalized vaccine (WT1/DC) to standard chemotherapy can safely improve outcomes for people with a rare type of mesothelioma. The study plans to enroll 15 adults with epithelioid maligna…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: University Hospital, Antwerp • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 13:02 UTC
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Promising drug targets tough mesothelioma in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a drug called sacituzumab govitecan in 33 adults with mesothelioma that has come back or spread. Participants receive the drug until their disease worsens or side effects become too severe. The main goal is to see if the drug can shrink tumors and help control th…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:38 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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Proton therapy takes on rare chest cancer in major trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether proton beam therapy can help people with a rare cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma. It involves 148 adults whose cancer is on one side of the chest. The goal is to see if this treatment can slow the cancer and help people live longer with fewer …
Sponsor: University College, London • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:01 UTC
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New triple-threat approach targets deadly mesothelioma in early trial
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-phase trial tests whether adding the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab and a special imaging technique during surgery can improve treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer. About 20 adults with measurable disease will receive the co…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:01 UTC
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New combo therapy aims to stop mesothelioma return after surgery
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests whether giving immunotherapy drugs (durvalumab and tremelimumab) alone or with chemotherapy before surgery can help prevent pleural mesothelioma from coming back. About 52 people with potentially removable tumors will take part. The main goal is to see if more th…
Phase 1/2 • Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New combo therapy targets hard-to-treat mesothelioma
Disease control Recruiting nowThis study tests a new two-step treatment for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and serious cancer of the lung lining. First, doctors use a special light therapy during a scope procedure to kill cancer cells. Then, patients receive an immunotherapy drug called ni…
Phase 2 • Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 UTC
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New cancer drug NX-1607 enters first human trials
Disease control Recruiting nowThis early-stage trial tests a new drug called NX-1607 in adults with advanced cancers that have not responded to standard treatments. The study aims to find a safe dose and see if the drug can shrink tumors. It includes people with several cancer types, such as ovarian, lung, an…
Phase 1 • Sponsor: Nurix Therapeutics, Inc. • Aim: Disease control
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:25 UTC
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Breath sniffing tech may replace scans for mesothelioma patients
Diagnosis Recruiting nowThis study is testing a new breath test, called an electronic nose (E-Nose), to see if it can measure how well treatment is working for people with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Researchers will collect breath samples from 20 patients before and during standard treatment,…
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center • Aim: Diagnosis
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:51 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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Scientists hunt for genetic clues in lung and esophageal cancers
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study aims to collect tumor, normal tissue, and blood samples from up to 1559 people with cancers of the lung, esophagus, or pleura. Researchers will analyze genetic and epigenetic changes to better understand these diseases and identify potential markers for future treatmen…
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI) • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Sep 10, 2026 00:00 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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Mesothelioma prognosis breakthrough? new algorithm tested on 240 patients
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis research study is collecting tissue samples from 240 adults with malignant pleural mesothelioma to test a new method that combines molecular, radiological, and blood tests. The goal is to create a score that helps doctors predict how the disease will progress. Participants m…
Sponsor: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:29 UTC
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Scientists map immune cells in rare cancer to boost treatment
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at the immune system inside malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare and hard-to-treat cancer. Researchers will analyze tumor samples from 300 adults to understand why immunotherapy helps only some patients. The goal is to find clues that could make these treatment…
Sponsor: Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:28 UTC
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Scientists dive deep into mesothelioma tumors to unlock new treatment clues
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study is looking at tumor samples from 220 people with pleural or peritoneal mesothelioma, a rare cancer linked to asbestos. Researchers will analyze the genes and immune cells in these tumors to find patterns that could predict which treatments work best. The goal is to imp…
Sponsor: Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 14:08 UTC