Asbestos / Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News Mesothelioma gene-targeting drug looks hopeful By Asbestos / Mesothelioma News From Medical News Today March 15, 2016 March 15, 2016 Mesothelioma News A new study shows that HOX genes are significantly disrupted in malignant mesothelioma, and targeting them with a drug called HXR9 stopped tumors of the cancer growing in mice. Mesothelioma gene-targeting drug looks hopeful Family appeal for information into Chesterfield man’s asbestos-related cancer death