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Mesothelioma Treatments - Lovastatin Drug Therapy

Lovastatin (a well-tolerated drug commonly used to treat high cholesterol) has shown positive results as an adjunctive, or secondary, drug treatment to inhibit mesothelial cell growth. This drug is not, however, in clinical trials.

News article: http://www.lungusa.org/press/medical/medmay98.html

Lovastatin induces apoptosis in malignant mesothelioma cells; visit: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?uid=9603146&form=6&db=m&Dopt=b