| Several new mesothelioma treatments are being | | | | BRMs naturally occur in the body but it can now be |
| developed. Researches mostly revolve around | | | | prepared in laboratory and is found to give the same |
| developing new treatments or improving upon the | | | | effect as the natural ones. |
| traditional treatments. Hopes are high for | | | | Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) is new |
| mesothelioma patients as new chemotherapy agents | | | | treatment used to improve local control of |
| and combinations of agents are giving improved | | | | mesothelioma. In this radiation doses can be |
| results. | | | | administered to tumor without causing damage to |
| Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new mesothelioma | | | | nearby normal cells. Treatment at the DNA level is an |
| treatment based on the theory that single celled | | | | important breakthrough in science. Gene Therapy |
| organisms die when exposed to certain frequency of | | | | tries to correct or replace abnormal genes. |
| light. For this certain photosensitive drugs are | | | | Replacement gene therapy and knockout gene |
| administered intravenously. In a couple of days, the | | | | therapy are two main types of gene therapy. In |
| drug concentrates on the diseased cell and destroys | | | | replacement gene therapy the mutated or missing |
| it. Skin sensitivity, nausea and vomiting are some of | | | | gene which causes mesothelioma is replaced. In |
| the side effects. | | | | knockout gene therapy, the gene responsible for |
| Immunotherapy, sometimes called biological therapy, | | | | tumor is completely eliminated. With more and more |
| is another new method in mesothelioma treatment. In | | | | information regarding genes being unfolded, gene |
| this method, the immune system of body is used to | | | | therapy treatment has a promising future in the |
| treat the disease. The body's ability to treat itself | | | | treatment of mesothelioma. |
| might be hampered due to certain reasons. | | | | Treatments which use some combinations of |
| Immunotherapy tries to rejuvenate the immune | | | | surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, called |
| system and there by improving the natural immune | | | | multimodality therapy, are being researched upon. |
| system which is the most effective way to combat | | | | Heated intraoperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy |
| any disease. The therapy also tries to repair immune | | | | and use of pemetrexed drug, brand named Alimta, |
| systems that are faulty. Biological response modifiers | | | | are some of the new developments in the treatment |
| (BRMs) are the substances used in immunotherapy. | | | | of mesothelioma. |