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
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
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
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
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
Medicine 2018 November [Link] Du Z, Yu Y, Wu D, Zhang G, Wang Y, He L, Meng R Abstract RATIONALE: Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is rare cancer and has a poor prognosis with resistance to chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Until now there is no standard third-line treatment for patients who have failed second-line therapy. PATIENT CONCERNS: […]
November 21, 2018
Journal of Biomedical Optics 2018 October [Link] Abbas S, Simsek Ozek N, Emri S, Koksal D, Severcan M, Severcan F Abstract This study was conducted to differentiate malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) from lung cancer (LC) and benign pleural effusion (BPE) from pleural fluids using the diagnostic power of Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy with attenuated total reflectance […]
October 29, 2018
Molecular Cancer 2018 October 11 [Link] Smeele P, d’Almeida SM, Meiller C, Chéné AL, Liddell C, Cellerin L, Montagne F, Deshayes S, Benziane S, Copin MC, Hofman P, Le Pimpec-Barthes F, Porte H, Scherpereel A, Grégoire M, Jean Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer related to asbestos exposure. The discovery […]
October 26, 2018
In Vivo 2018 September-October [Link] Negi Y, Kuribayashi K, Funaguchi N, Doi H, Mikami K, Minami T, Takuwa T, Yokoi T, Hasegawa S, Ki Abstract BACKGROUND/AIM: A strategy for improving survival of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients is earlier diagnosis paired with earlier stage implementation of therapeutic interventions. This study aimed to determine the clinical […]
August 31, 2018
Pathology International 2018 August 10 [Link] Aida S, Aida J, Naoi M, Kato M, Tsuura Y, Natsume I, Takubo K Abstract We estimated the telomere lengths of neoplastic and non-neoplastic mesothelial cells and examined their correlation with asbestos exposure and the expression of markers of mesothelial malignancy. Cell blocks of pleural effusion obtained from 35 […]
August 20, 2018