Today, the Meso Foundation wrote a letter to the acting administrator of the EPA urging the agency to account for legacy asbestos when evaluating asbestos risk and the magnitude of the asbestos problem. This letter came as a response to the EPA’s decision to exclude legacy uses of asbestos in its problem formulation. This issue is separate from the recently publicized ‘significant new use rule.’ You can read more here.
FDA Approves KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Plus Pemetrexed and Platinum Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Patients with Unresectable or Metastatic Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
For patients with MPM (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) as a first-line treatment when combined with