Mesothelioma Clinical Trials

A mesothelioma diagnosis is a serious one, but it is not one without hope. There are a variety of treatments available, and a number of ongoing clinical trails. These resources are provided to help you locate clinical trials for new mesothelioma treatments.

What are clinical trials and why should I participate?

Clinical research studies, or clinical trials, are studies completed with the help of human volunteers. These trials help determine the benefits and effectiveness of specific treatments for medical conditions. Carefully monitored clinical trials are highly effective, and also safe, in determining treatments that improve human health. Patients can benefit from the immediate access to novel treatments, while contributing to the medical communities' knowledge.

Mesothelioma Clinical Trials

This listing is not exhaustive, see below for a list of other sites that list clinical trials. We do our best to keep this up to date, please let us know if you see inaccuracies, but it is best to check with the clinical trial director to find out if it is currently active.

• ONCONASE Plus Doxorubicin Versus Doxorubicin Alone For Patients With Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma Who Have Had No More Than One Prior Chemotherapy Regimen
• Radiation Therapy in Preventing Metastatic Cancer in Patients Who Have Diagnostic Procedures to Identify Malignant Mesothelioma
• ALIMTA (Pemetrexed) Plus Gemcitabine (Gemzar) for Patients with Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma Who Have Not Had Previous Chemotherapy

Other Sites that List Clinical Trials

Acurian

Comprehensive listing of clinical trials which are actively enrolling participants.

Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute at the Ohio State University

Research at Ohio State helps power clinical trials at this midwest cancer center.

Cancer.gov

This area of Cancer.gov is the National Institute of Health's listing of clinical trials related to cancer.

Cancertrialshelp.org

National Cancer Cooperative Group's listing of available cancer trials.

Centerwatch

This site to contains information about clinical research, including listings of more than 41,000 active industry and government-sponsored clinical trials.

City of Hope Cancer Center

This West Coast U.S. cancer center provides clinical trials to cancer patients.

Clinicaltrials.gov

The National Institute of Health's global resource for clinical trials. Go right to the mesothelioma clinical trials.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

This Massachusetts based center leverages Harvard medical researchers and provides a wide array of clinical trials.

Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center

Clinical trials here are offered through researchers at Duke.

Eli Lilly Clinical Trials

Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is currently running a number of clinical trials for patients with mesothelioma and lung cancer.

• Open-Label Study of ALIMTA (pemetrexed) in Combination with Cisplatin for Chemonaive Patients with Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
• ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-line Chemotherapy for Patients with Malignant Pleural or Peritoneal Mesothelioma: A Phase II Clinical Trial
• A Randomized Phase II Trial of ALIMTA/Cisplatin and ALIMTA/Carboplatin in Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
• ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-line Chemotherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Clinical Trial
• ALIMTA Plus Gemcitabine as Front-line Chemotherapy for Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Phase II Clinical Trial

Fox Chase Cancer Center

East Coast Fox Chase offers patients the opportunity to participate in clinical trials.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

This research center offers clinical trials in the Seattle, Washington area.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of South Florida

Discover the clinical trials available through this Tampa, Florida university-based research center.

Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

This site details the University of Utah's clinical trials available from its cancer center.

Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center

Visit this site to learn more about the clinical trials through this New York City based organization.

Oncolink Clinical Trials Matching Service

Oncolink is affiliated with the Abrahamson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

Pharmaceutical Company Clinical Trials

Lungcanceronline.org maintains a list of web sites of major pharmaceutical companies that offer clinical trials for mesothelioma and other cancers.

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern Utah

Serving the midwest, this Utah-based center provides a searchable list of clinical trials currently available for cancer patients.

Roswell Park Cancer Institute Clinical Trials

The Roswell Park Cancer Institute, the National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer center, lists its current open trials.

Stanford Hospital and Clinics

Top research university Stanford provides clinical trials from its California location.

Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Learn more from John Hopkins' cancer researchers.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center

This university-based cancer center provides clinical trials to cancer patients in the southern U.S. region.

University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center Clinical Trials

The latest trials for thoracic cancer through the University of California Comprehensive Cancer Center.

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center

Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this site lists available clinical trials, patient information and more.

University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Located in Houston, the Anderson Cancer Center offers clinical trials and advice on how to determine whether a trial is right for you.

UNMC Eppley Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Find contact and trial information at this easy-to-use university web site.

Veritas Medicine

Veritas Medicine is an online health resource focused on improving patient access to clinical trials and information about therapies in development for serious medical conditions. The centerpiece of the Veritas Medicine web site is a comprehensive clinical trials database that allows patients to be matched to clinical trials based on information submitted confidentially.