New Trial Tests Proton Beam Therapy to Boost Survival in Mesothelioma Patients

16 March 2026

A major story in the news this week is the HIT-Meso trial,led by Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre (UCL) and UCLH, totest whether proton beam therapy (PBT) can significantly improve survival forpatients with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive cancer of the lining of thelung. To find out more about the trial please visit the below:

BBC Online: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly0pn1xn79o

BBC Sounds: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0n602n6

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