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New drug boost for asbestos-related lung cancer sufferers

icensing of a drug called raltitrexed (Tomudex).

Because the interval between exposure to asbestos and developing Mesothelioma can be 30 40 years, the incidence of the disease is still on the rise, as a result of industrial exposure to asbestos in the 70s and 80s. Currently there are about 1,700 cases per year in the UK, with that figure expected to more or less double by 2020.

The results of the Newcastle trial led Eli Lilley to sponsor a multinational randomised trial in Mesothelioma which was reported at this year's American Society for Clinical Oncology meeting. The trial showed an improvement of survival and symptoms for the first time in Mesothelioma.

Dr Lesley Walker, Director of Cancer Information at Cancer Research UK says: 'Mesothelioma is a serious condition that is difficult to treat so this is an important development. We now need to look closely at the drugs performance in the next stages of clinical trials to see how it compares to other anti-cancer drugs.'


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Contact: Prof. Hilary Calvert
44-191-222-8057
University of Newcastle upon Tyne
13-Aug-2002


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