DENVER – Malignant mesothelioma is a form of cancer that invades the lining of the lung or chest cavity and is often caused by exposure to carcinogenic mineral fibers such as asbestos and erionite (a natural mineral found in volcanic ash). The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) is joining other organizations in support of Mesothelioma Awareness Day on September 26 to raise greater public awareness for this disease.

DENVER – The combined use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) identified non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with rare or novel anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements, not otherwise identified by FISH alone, that showed response to crizotinib treatment.