There are different treatment alternatives for malignant Mesothelioma. There are patients who got positive results with introduction of new chemotherapeutic agents.
Heard of Photodynamic Therapy? This is the latest kind of treatment in which photosensitive drugs are intravenously injected. It helps in killing cells with diseases in our body.
The other method used worldwide is called immunotherapy. In some parts of the world immunotherapy is called biological therapy. In this method to treat the cancer, the immune system of the body is stimulated. The immune system is modulated by Immunotherapy. The human body’s natural immune system is strong enough to fight with cancer. The medications that are used in this treatment are known as Biological Response Modifiers. These are natural component of body’s immune system but many companies nowadays are making synthetic Biological Response Modifiers.
One of the latest therapies is called Gene therapy. Gene therapy is very effective in several incurable diseases. At the DNA level the disease is treated in this therapy. Two types of gene therapy are there. The first is known as replacement gene therapy and the second is known as Knockout gene therapy. The gene developing the disease is replaced by a new gene in replacement gene therapy. In knockout gene therapy the gene responsible for getting the disease is removed completely from DNA.
