Environmental Health 2019 August 7 [Link] Luberto F, Ferrante D, Silvestri S, Angelini A, Cuccaro F, Nannavecchia AM, Oddone E, Vicentini M, Barone-Adesi F, Cena T, Mirabelli D, Mangone L, Roncaglia F, Sala O, Menegozzo S, Pirastu R, Azzolina D, Tunesi S, Chellini E, Miligi L, Perticaroli P, Pettinari A, Bressan V, Merler E, Girardi […]
August 21, 2019
Modern Pathology 2019 August 5 [Link] Wronkiewicz SK, Roggli VL, Hinrichs BH, Kendler A, Butler RA, Christensen BC, Marsit CJ, Nelson HH, McClean MD, Kelsey KT, Langevin SM Abstract Asbestos describes a group of naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral compounds that have been associated with a number of respiratory maladies, including mesothelioma and lung cancer. […]
August 20, 2019
Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019 August 6 [Link] Tsao AS, Miao J, Wistuba II, Vogelzang NJ, Heymach JV, Fossella FV, Lu C, Velasco MR, Box-Noriega B, Hueftle JG, Gadgeel S, Redman MW, Gandara DR, Kelly K Abstract PURPOSE: Antiangiogenic agents combined with chemotherapy have efficacy in the treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Cediranib […]
August 19, 2019
Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2019 August 5 [Link] Jacobs NFB, Towle KM, Finley BL, Gaffney SH Abstract Following a previously published (2012) evaluation of the potential health hazards related to the use of asbestos-containing drywall accessory products, additional information regarding asbestos exposures during the use of accessory products, as well as studies of chrysotile asbestos […]
August 16, 2019
Inhalation Toxicology 2019 August 5 [Link] Marsh GM, Ierardi AM, Benson SM, Finley BL Abstract Objectives: We previously published a pooled statistical power analysis of mesothelioma incidence in the Italian, Norwegian, Austrian, and French cosmetic talc miner and miller cohorts. Soon thereafter, updates to the Italian and Norwegian cohorts were published, providing an additional 14,322 person-years […]
August 15, 2019
Molecular Pathology 2019 August 1 [Link] Hung YP, Dong F, Dubuc AM, Dal Cin P, Bueno R, Chirieac LR Abstract Localized pleural mesothelioma is a rare solitary circumscribed pleural tumor that is microscopically similar to diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma. However, the molecular characteristics and nosologic relationship with its diffuse counterpart remain unknown. In a consecutive […]
August 14, 2019
General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Therapy 2019 August 1 [Link] Itano H, Takeda T, Yamada T, Koide M, Kobayashi T Abstract Heterologous mesothelioma is a very rare subtype of sarcomatoid mesothelioma characterized by the presence of malignant heterologous elements. A 69-year-old man with a strong history of asbestos exposure presented with a 5-cm mass in his […]
August 13, 2019
Translational Lung Cancer 2019 June [Link] Belderbos RA, Baas P, Berardi R, Cornelissen R, Fennell DA, van Meerbeeck JP, Scherpereel A, Vroman H, Aerts JGJV Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive, treatment resistant neoplasm. The current treatment, consisting of antifolate and platinum-based chemotherapy, improves the median overall survival with only 3 months. […]
August 12, 2019
Revista Espanola de Anestesiologia y Reanimacion 2019 July 25 [Link] Gómez Tarradas JM, Pujol Fontrodona G, López-Baamonde M, Sánchez D, Jiménez MJ, Navarro-Ripoll R Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraoperative chemotherapy (HITHOC) is a therapeutic option for treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. Anesthetic management might be challenging. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive analysis of […]
August 9, 2019
Frontiers in Oncology 2019 July 12 [Link] Di Somma S, Iannuzzi CA, Passaro C, Forte IM, Iannone R, Gigantino V, Indovina P, Botti G, Giordano A, Formisano P, Portella G, Malfitano AM, Pentimalli F Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure that urgently requires effective therapeutic strategies. Current treatments […]
August 8, 2019