Entries Tagged as 'mesothelioma'

Alfacell Achieves Full Patient Enrollment Milestone

Press Release Source: Alfacell Corporation BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL – News) today announced that the full enrollment target of 316 patients has been reached for the international, confirmatory Phase IIIb registration trial evaluating ONCONASE® (ranpirnase), the Company’s lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for unresectable malignant mesothelioma (UMM).The Company [...]

A brief overview of Mesothelioma cancer

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is found usually among men who are advanced in years. This type of cancer is caused from the effects of exposure to asbestos ad as a result affects the membranes of our vital organs such as the heart and lungs. Mesothelioma cancer is not very easy to diagnose [...]

Study: Asbestos fears are justified

USGS scientists debunk industry claim, call particles dangerous. The Sacramento Bee reported on December 20, 2006 that the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a federal environmental agency’s findings of a particularly dangerous kind of asbestos on playgrounds in El Dorado Hill. USGS experts in mineral identification reached the conclusion after closely examining the playgrounds’ study samples of [...]