Are new treatments for mesothelioma being studied

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Are new treatments for mesothelioma being studied?

Yes. Because mesothelioma is very hard to control, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring clinical trials

(research studies with people) that are designed to find new treatments and better ways to use current treatments. Before any

new treatment can be recommended for general use, doctors conduct clinical trials to find out whether the treatment is safe

for patients and effective against the disease. Participation in clinical trials is an important treatment option for many

patients with mesothelioma.

People interested in taking part in a clinical trial should talk with their doctor. Information about clinical trials is

available from the Cancer Information Service (CIS) (see below) at 1–800–4–CANCER. Information specialists at the CIS use

PDQ?, NCI’s cancer information database, to identify and provide detailed information about specific ongoing clinical

trials. Patients also have the option of searching for clinical trials on their own. The clinical trials page on the NCI’s

Cancer.gov Web site, located at http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials on the Internet, provides general information about

clinical trials and links to PDQ.

People considering clinical trials may be interested in the NCI booklet Taking Part in Clinical Trials: What Cancer Patients

Need To Know. This booklet describes how research studies are carried out and explains their possible benefits and risks. The

booklet is available by calling the CIS, or from the NCI Publications Locator Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/publications

on the Internet.