UK Oncologist Proposes Novel Treatment for Mesothelioma

Medical oncologist Dr. Angus Dalgleish never did like standard of care treatment for pleural mesothelioma cancer, even when he reluctantly recommended it in the past.
He believes now there is something better.
Dalgleish, of St. George’s Hospital, University of London, recently published a case report detailing a novel treatment regimen that turned a six-month life expectancy for one patient into a six-year survival.
The treatment involved a series of anti-inflammatories that included low-dose naltrexone, vitamin D3 supplements and the vaccine IMM-101, which heightens a patient’s own immune response.
“Initially, I was pleasantly surprised at how well this worked, but it made good sense,” Dalgleish told The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com. “We’ve seen positive signs with other tumors. This certainly deserves to be looked at much closer with mesothelioma. It could become very important.”
His findings were published in Respiratory Medicine Case Reports.
Mesothelioma Patient Chooses Qualify of Life
The case involved a 64-year-old male in the United Kingdom who was diagnosed with epithelioid mesothelioma and pleural effusions, lung nodules and increased thoracic lymph nodes. His original oncologist recommended the aggressive pleurectomy and decortication surgery, along with adjuvant chemotherapy and possibly radiation.
Instead, the patient turned to Dalgleish for guidance.
“He had serious concerns about quality of life issues if he underwent the recommended trea...

Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - April 22, 2020 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Fran Mannino Source Type: news