Mesothelioma Treatment

Alimta
The Alimta, when administered in conjunction with another drug called cisplatin, is a drug recently approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Photodynamic Therapy
Photodynamic therapy uses special drugs and a specific type of light to kill cancer cells during surgery. Days before surgery, the patient is injected intravenously, a drug that makes cancer cells more sensitive to light. During surgery, a special light is used to locate the cancer. This treatment is used in the early stages of mesothelioma.

Immunotherapy

This therapy uses the same power of the human body’s immune system. Currently studying the possibility of using immunotherapy as a treatment of mesothelioma.Gene Therapy
In studies of gene therapy for cancer, the goal is to improve the body’s natural ability to deal directly mesothelioma, or make cancer cells more sensitive to other types of therapy.

Brachytherapy
Brachytherapy is radiation therapy applied within the body, unlike the one given from a machine outside the body. The radioactive sources are placed inside or near the tumor, and to give high doses of radiation exposure to the tumor while reducing exposure of surrounding healthy areas. This precision helps to minimize side effects.

Alternative Medicine
Alternative and holistic medicine refers to practices that are organic and spiritual in nature. Talk to your doctor before starting treatment alternatives.