Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Results from recent studies verifying the safety of a novel DC based immunotherapy designed to be used as a vaccine against mesothelioma found it was safe enough to go on to the next phase of testing.  Indeed, tests show that the form of immunotherapy combats mesothelioma tumors directly.
The vaccine was created by scientists in the [...]

Mesothelioma is an incurable, aggressive cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos.  It is a disease that starts in the lining of the cells in the lungs or abdomen.  There are three types of mesothelioma:

Pleural Mesothelioma, which occurs in the lining of the lung;
Peritoneal Mesothelioma, which occurs in the lining of the abdominal cavity;
Pericardial Mesothelioma, which [...]