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Long term survival and perioperative propensity score matched outcomes of diaphragmatic resections compared to stripping in cytoreductive surgery + intra-peritoneal chemotherapy.

American Journal of Surgery 2019 June 23 [Link] Singh B, Singh G, Alzahrani N, Morris DL Abstract OBJECTIVES: To assess the impact of short and long term outcomes of diaphragm resection and repair in cyto-reductive surgery (CRS) and intra-peritoneal chemotherapy (IPC). METHODS: 1230 consecutive CRS/IPC procedures were performed between 1996 and 2018 in Sydney, Australia. […]

July 15, 2019

Full Archive, Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy, Pleural, Pleural Effusion, Surgery
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The Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of Non-expandable Lung in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Prospective, Single-Center Cohort Study of 229 Patients.

Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2019 June 12 [Link] Bibby AC, Halford P, De Fonseka D, Morley AJ, Smith S, Maskell NA Abstract RATIONALE: Non-expandable lung is a recognised phenomenon that can create management challenges in mesothelioma. Its prevalence and clinical importance are unknown. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the […]

June 24, 2019

Epithelioid, Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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Prophylactic Irradiation of Tracts in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: An Open-Label, Multicenter, Phase III Randomized Trial.

Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019 March 28 [Link] Bayman N, Appel W, Ashcroft L, Baldwin DR, Bates A, Darlison L, Edwards JG, Ezhil V, Gilligan D, Hatton M, Jegannathen A, Mansy T, Peake MD, Pemberton L, Rintoul RC, Snee M, Ryder WD, Taylor P, Faivre-Finn C Abstract PURPOSE: Prophylactic irradiation to the chest wall after […]

April 11, 2019

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Catheters, Radiotherapy, thoracotomy
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Making cold malignant pleural effusions hot: driving novel immunotherapies.

Oncoimmunology 2019 January 22 [Link] Murthy P, Ekeke CN, Russell KL, Butler SC, Wang Y, Luketich JD, Soloff AC, Dhupar R, Lotze MT Abstract Malignant pleural effusions, arising from either primary mesotheliomas or secondary malignancies, heralds advanced disease and poor prognosis. Current treatments, including therapeutic thoracentesis and tube thoracostomy, are largely palliative. The immunosuppressive environment […]

April 4, 2019

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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Cryobiopsy during flex-rigid pleuroscopy: an emerging alternative biopsy method in malignant pleural mesothelioma. A comparative study of pathology.

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2019 March 18 [Link] Nakai T, Matsumoto Y, Sasada S, Tanaka M, Tsuchida T, Ohe Y, Motoi N Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is rarely an asbestos-related cancer with a poor prognosis that is difficult to distinguish from some benign conditions by using conventional biopsy techniques. The purpose of […]

March 28, 2019

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion, pleuroscopy
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Pemetrexed-loaded nanoparticles targeted to malignant pleural mesothelioma cells: an in vitro study.

International Journal of Nanomedicine 2019 January 23 [Link] Cova E, Pandolfi L, Colombo M, Frangipane V, Inghilleri S, Morosini M, Mrakic-Sposta S, Moretti S, Monti M, Pignochino Y, Benvenuti S, Prosperi D, Stella G, Morbini P, Meloni F Abstract PURPOSE: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor characterized by poor prognosis. Its incidence is […]

March 1, 2019

Chemotherapy, Full Archive, Pemetrexed (Alimta), Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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Versican modulates tumor-associated macrophage properties to stimulate mesothelioma growth.

Oncoimmunology 2018 November 2 [Link] Pappas AG, Magkouta S, Pateras IS, Skianis I, Moschos C, Vazakidou ME, Psarra K, Gorgoulis VG, Kalomenidis I Abstract Versican promotes experimental tumor growth through cell- and non cell-autonomous mechanisms. Its role in mesothelioma progression has not been investigated so far. In this study we investigated the impact of tumor-derived […]

February 18, 2019

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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MesoTRAP: a feasibility study that includes a pilot clinical trial comparing video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy decortication with indwelling pleural catheter in patients with trapped lung due to malignant pleural mesothelioma designed to address recruitment and randomisation uncertainties and sample size requirements for a phase III trial.

BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2019 January 5 [Link] Matthews C, Freeman C, Sharples LD, Fox-Rushby J, Tod A, Maskell NA, Edwards JG, Coonar AS, Sivasothy P, Hughes V, Rahman NM, Waller DA, Rintoul RC Abstract INTRODUCTION: One of the most debilitating symptoms of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is dyspnoea caused by pleural effusion. MPM can […]

February 14, 2019

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion, Pleurectomy/decortication
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Tumour associated lymphocytes in the pleural effusions of patients with mesothelioma express high levels of inhibitory receptors.

BMC Research Notes 2018 December 5 [Link] Chee J, Watson MW, Chopra A, Nguyen B, Cook AM, Creaney J, Lesterhuis WJ, Robinson BW, Lee YCG, Nowak AK, Lake RA, McDonnell AM Abstract OBJECTIVE: Pleural effusion (PE) is a common feature of malignant pleural mesothelioma. These effusions typically contain lymphocytes and malignant cells. We postulated that […]

December 21, 2018

Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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The role of BRCA1-associated protein 1 in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma in effusion and fine-needle aspiration cytology.

Diagnostic Cytopathology 2018 December 6 [Link] Hatem L, McIntire PJ, He B, Gogineni S, Ho M, Mathew S, Margolskee EM, Siddiqui MT, Rao RA Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a diagnostically challenging entity in cytology specimens due to the lack of architectural context and a cytomorphologic overlap between malignant and reactive mesothelial cells (RMCs). […]

December 20, 2018

Full Archive, Immunohistochemistry or IHC, Pleural Effusion
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