Update (07/31/2023): Johnson & Johnson’s bankruptcy case was dismissed by a federal judge in New Jersey. This is another setback to Johnson & Johnson and positive...
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A fire at a warehouse storing recycled plastics last month in Indiana has raised concerns about asbestos exposure, according to numerous news outlets. The fear of asbestos has led...
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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to CAR T-cell Therapy for Mesothelioma
By: Devin Golden
April 27, 2023
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fast track designation to a CAR T-cell therapy for malignant mesothelioma. The FDA granted this designation to the CAR T-cell...
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Update (10/27/2023): The seventh Philadelphia school in 2023 closed due to asbestos. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Southwark Elementary School closed in October. Most...
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The small town of Libby, Montana, is known as the epicenter of environmental asbestos exposure and asbestos-related diseases. For nearly 70 years, a vermiculite ore mine operated...
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Pleural mesothelioma is an extremely rare type of cancer. There are less than 3,000 new cases in the United States each year. Because of the rarity of this cancer, many people are...
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The power of artificial intelligence (AI) is growing. According to an article in the New York Post, an AI program at the University of Toronto developed a potential treatment for...
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Update (07/31/2023): A federal judge in New Jersey dismissed the Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy case and denied the company’s attempt to “Texas Two-Step” its...
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A jury in Connecticut awarded approximately $20 million in a mesothelioma verdict to the widow and family of a deceased patient. It is reportedly the largest asbestos and...
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Immunotherapy treatment is already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for pleural mesothelioma. It’s not yet approved for peritoneal mesothelioma,...
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