CHST4 Gene as a Potential Predictor of Clinical Outcome in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 February 14 [Link] Shoji Okado, Taketo Kato, Yuki Hanamatsu, Ryo Emoto, Yoshito Imamura, Hiroki Watanabe, Yuta Kawasumi, Yuka Kadomatsu, Harushi Ueno, Shota Nakamura, Tetsuya Mizuno, Tamotsu Takeuchi, Shigeyuki Matsui, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) develops primarily from asbestos exposures and has a poor prognosis. In this…

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BAP1, Wilms’ tumor 1, and calretinin in predicting survival and response to first-line chemotherapy in patients with pleural mesothelioma

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology 2024 January 27 [Link] Tuna Han Yuce, Guntulu Ak, Selma Metintas, Emine Dundar, Oluf Dimitri Roe, Vasiliki Panou, Muzaffer Metintas Abstract Purpose: There are currently no methods to predict response to chemotherapy in pleural mesothelioma (PM). The aim of this study is to investigate the predictive and prognostic…

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Novel chimeric antigen receptor-expressing T cells targeting the malignant mesothelioma-specific antigen sialylated HEG1

International Journal of Cancer 2024 January 11 [Link] Taku Kouro, Naoko Higashijima, Shun Horaguchi, Yasunobu Mano, Rika Kasajima, Huihui Xiang, Yuki Fujimoto, Hiroyuki Kishi, Hiroshi Hamana, Daisuke Hoshino, Hidetomo Himuro, Rieko Matsuura, Shoutaro Tsuji, Kohzoh Imai, Tetsuro Sasada Abstract The selection of highly specific target antigens is critical for the development of clinically efficient and…

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PD-L1 expression complements CALGB prognostic scoring system in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Frontiers in Oncology 2023 December 4 [Link] Alejandro Avilés-Salas, Luis Cabrera-Miranda, Norma Hernández-Pedro, Diana Sofía Vargas-Lías, Suraj Samtani, Wendy Muñoz-Montaño, Daniel Motola-Kuba, Luis Corrales-Rodríguez, Claudio Martín, Andrés F Cardona, Cittim B Palomares-Palomares, Oscar Arrieta Abstract Background: Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) expression is a predictive biomarker in patients with lung cancer, but its role in malignant…

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Methylthioadenosine Phosphorylase and Breast Cancer 1 Protein-Associated Protein 1 as Biomarkers for the Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Cancer Control 2023 January-December [Link] Yue Chen, Xuemei Du, Ying Gao, Heliang Wu, Hongyu Zhao, Yandong Su Abstract Objectives: Combination of Breast Cancer 1 protein-associated protein 1 (BAP1) and methylthioadenosine phosphorylase (MTAP) in the peritoneal mesothelioma (PeM) has yet to be explored. We aim to assess the diagnostic value of combined BAP1 and MTAP to…

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Analysis of Ki67 Protein Expression and Clinicopathological Features in Patients with Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2023 December 8 [Link] Dujuan Yang, Yeping Zhou, Kongdan Lv Abstract Background: At present, there are many treatments for peritoneal mesothelioma, but the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma is still facing great challenges. Distant metastasis is the main cause of poor prognosis and death of patients with peritoneal mesothelioma. Ki67…

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LAG3 is an independent prognostic biomarker and potential target for immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a retrospective study

BMC Cancer 2023 December 7 [Link] Ken Arimura, Kenzo Hiroshima, Yoji Nagashima, Tadao Nakazawa, Akira Ogihara, Mami Orimo, Yasuto Sato, Hideki Katsura, Masato Kanzaki, Mitsuko Kondo, Etsuko Tagaya Abstract Background: Lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG3) is an immune checkpoint receptor; novel LAG3 immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) exhibit therapeutic activity in melanoma. The role of LAG3and ICIs…

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Combined Inhibition of EZH2 and FGFR is Synergistic in BAP1-deficient Malignant Mesothelioma

Cancer Research Communications 2024 January 3 [Link] Jitendra Badhai, Nick Landman, Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Ji-Ying Song, Danielle Hulsman, Oscar Krijgsman, Gayathri Chandrasekaran, Anton Berns, Maarten van Lohuizen Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is a highly aggressive tumor with a survival of only 4-18 months after diagnosis. Treatment options for this disease are limited. Immune checkpoint blockade using…

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Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Proteomics of Malignant Mesothelioma and New Candidate Biomarkers Thioredoxin and Superoxide Dismutase 2 for Immunohistochemistry

Laboratory Investigation 2023 November [Link] Takuya Hiratsuka, Akihiko Yoshizawa, Tatsuya Endo, Takushi Yamamoto, Shinya Toyokuni, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama Abstract The pathogenesis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) has been extensively investigated, focusing on stress derived from reactive oxygen species. We aimed to identify diagnostic biomarkers of MM by analyzing proteins in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry.…

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Genomic profiling of tissue and blood predicts survival outcomes in patients with resected pleural mesothelioma

European Journal of Cancer 2024 January [Link] Diego de Miguel-Perez, Edward M Pickering, Umberto Malapelle, William Grier, Francesco Pepe, Pasquale Pisapia, Gianluca Russo, Joseph A Pinto, Alessandro Russo, Giancarlo Troncone, Melissa J Culligan, Katherine A Scilla, Ranee Mehra, Pranshu Mohindra, Oscar Arrieta, Andres F Cardona, Marzia Del Re, Ashutosh Sachdeva, Fred R Hirsch, Andrea Wolf,…

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