Editing Treatment Options (section)

== Key Facts Box: 2025 Mesothelioma Treatment Statistics ==

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! style="background:#1a5276; color:white; padding:12px; text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Essential Treatment and Cost Information
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| style="padding:10px; background:#f8f9fa; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6; width:50%;" | '''Monthly Treatment Costs'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | $11,000-$12,000 average across all modalities
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| style="padding:10px; background:#ffffff; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''Immunotherapy Annual Cost'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | $150,000-$256,000 for nivolumab plus ipilimumab
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| style="padding:10px; background:#f8f9fa; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''P/D Surgery Survival'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | 21 months median with 2.2% 30-day mortality
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| style="padding:10px; background:#ffffff; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''CheckMate 743 Results'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | 18.1 months survival, 23% alive at 3 years
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| style="padding:10px; background:#f8f9fa; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''September 2024 FDA Approval'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | Pembrolizumab + chemotherapy (52% response rate)
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| style="padding:10px; background:#ffffff; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''Active Clinical Trials'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | 70+ trials recruiting in U.S. as of 2025
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| style="padding:10px; background:#f8f9fa; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | '''Medicare Out-of-Pocket'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333; border-bottom:1px solid #dee2e6;" | ~$8,000 annual maximum
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| style="padding:10px; background:#ffffff; color:#333;" | '''Average Legal Settlement'''
| style="padding:10px; color:#333;" | $1-$1.4 million (trust funds, lawsuits combined)
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