Oncotarget 2017 June [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Jacobson BA, Sadiq AA, Tang S, Jay-Dixon J, Patel MR, Drees J, Sorenson BS, Russell SJ, Kratzke RA Abstract Malignant mesothelioma has a poor prognosis for which there remains an urgent need for successful treatment approaches. Infection with the Edmonston vaccine strain (MV-Edm) derivative of measles virus […]
July 6, 2017
International Journal of Oncology 2017 June [Epub May 9] [Link] Maeda M, Chen Y, Lee S, Kumagai-Takei N, Yoshitome K, Matsuzaki H, Yamamoto S, Hatayama T, Ikeda M, Nishimura Y, Otsuki T Abstract We have previously reported that chronic, recurrent and low-dose exposure to asbestos fibers causes a reduction in antitumor immunity. Investigation of natural […]
June 5, 2017
European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 2017 May [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Casiraghi M, Maisonneuve P, Brambilla D, Solli P, Galetta D, Petrella F, Piperno G, De Marinis F, Spaggiari L Abstract OBJECTIVES: While the best approach to malignant pleural mesothelioma has yet to be demonstrated, surgery remains the mainstay of treatment. We analysed a […]
May 19, 2017
Oncotarget 2017 April [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Satoh T, Tatsuta T, Sugawara S, Hara A, Hosono M Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options. Sialic acid-binding lectin isolated from Rana catesbeiana oocytes (cSBL) is a multifunctional protein with anti-cancer activity. The effects of pemetrexed, cisplatin, and cSBL were evaluated in […]
May 12, 2017
Genes & Cancer 2017 January [a href=”https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435517″>Link] Melaiu O, Catalano C, De Santi C, Cipollini M, Figlioli G, Pellè L, Barone E, Evangelista M, Guazzelli A, Boldrini L, Sensi E, Bonotti A, Foddis R, Cristaudo A, Mutti L, Fontanini G, Gemignani F, Landi S Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a cancer of the pleural […]
May 1, 2017
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 April [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Parrotta R, Okonska A, Ronner M, Weder W, Stahel R, Penengo L, Felley-Bosco E Abstract INTRODUCTION: BRCA1-associated protein-1, BAP1, is a tumor suppressor involved in multiple cellular processes such as transcriptional regulation, chromatin modification by deubiquitinating histone 2A and DNA repair. BAP1 mutations are […]
April 20, 2017
International Journal of Biological Sciences 2016 October [Link] Sohn EJ, Won G, Lee J, Yoon SW, Lee I, Kim HJ, Kim SH Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPN), which is caused by asbestos exposure, is one of aggressive lung tumors. In the present study, we elucidated the anti-tumor mechanism of ursolic acid in malignant mesotheliomas. Ursolic […]
January 17, 2017
Pathology Oncology Research 2017 January 4 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Plönes T, Fischer M, Höhne K, Sato H, Müller-Quernheim J, Zissel G Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive tumor that arises from the surface of the pleura and is associated with a history of asbestos exposure. The tumor is characterized by […]
January 13, 2017
JAMA Oncology 2017 January [Link] Szlosarek PW, Steele JP, Nolan L, Gilligan D, Taylor P, Spicer J, Lind M, Mitra S, Shamash J, Phillips MM, Luong P, Payne S, Hillman P, Ellis S, Szyszko T, Dancey G, Butcher L, Beck S, Avril NE, Thomson J, Johnston A, Tomsa M, Lawrence C, Schmid P, Crook T, […]
January 9, 2017
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2016 December 12 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Abtin F, Quirk MT, Suh RD, Hsu W, Han SX, Kim GJ, Genshaft S, Sandberg JK, Olevsky O, Cameron RB Abstract PURPOSE: To determine safety and early-term efficacy of CT-guided cryoablation for treatment of recurrent mesothelioma and assess risk factors for […]
December 24, 2016