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Screening of Pleural Mesothelioma Cell Lines for Kinase Activity May Identify New Mechanisms of Therapy Resistance in Patients Receiving Platin-Based Chemotherapy.

Journal of Oncology 2019 December 23 [Link] Borchert S, Suckrau PM, Wessolly M, Mairinger E, Hegedus B, Hager T, Herold T, Eberhardt WEE, Wohlschlaeger J, Aigner C, Bankfalvi A, Schmid KW, Walter RFH, Mairinger FD Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, predominantly asbestos-related and biologically highly aggressive tumor associated with a dismal […]

January 23, 2020

Chemotherapy, Cisplatin (Platinol ®), Full Archive, Pleural
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Dosimetric Comparison of Lung-Sparing Radiation Therapy between Volumetric Arc Therapy and Helical Tomotherapy for Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

BioMed Research International 2019 December 20 [Link] Pehlivan B, Sengul K, Yesil A, Nalbant N, Ozturk O, Ozdemir Y, Topkan E Abstract OBJECTIVE: To compare volumetric arc therapy (VMAT) and helical tomotherapy (HT) plans in terms of dosimetric parameters in positron emission tomography- (PET-) computerized tomography- (CT-) based radiation therapy planning in unresectable malignant pleural […]

January 22, 2020

Full Archive, PET Scan, Pleural, Radiation
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LOX family and ZFPM2 as novel diagnostic biomarkers for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Biomarker Research 2020 January 8 [Link] Kim MK, Kim HW, Jang M, Oh SS, Yong SJ, Jeong Y, Jung SH, Choi JW Abstract BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive cancer that develops in the pleural and outer layer of tissues surrounding the lungs. MPM is primarily caused by occupational exposure to […]

January 21, 2020

Biomarkers, Full Archive, Occupational Asbestos Exposure, Pleural
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Combined MEK and PI3K/p110b inhibition as a novel targeted therapy for malignant mesothelioma displaying sarcomatoid features.

Cancer Research 2020 January 7 [Link] Marqués M, Tranchant R, Risa-Ebrí B, Suárez-Solís ML, Fernández LC, Carrillo-de-Santa-Pau E, Del Pozo N, Martínez de Villarreal J, Meiller C, Allory Y, Blum Y, Pirker C, Hegedus B, Barry ST, Carnero A, Berger W, Jean D, Real FX Abstract Among malignant mesotheliomas (MM) the sarcomatoid subtype is associated […]

January 20, 2020

Chemotherapy, Epithelioid, Full Archive, Sarcomatoid
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A phase II trial of single oral FGF inhibitor, AZD4547, as second or third line therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Lung Cancer 2019 December 31 [Link] Lam WS, Creaney J, Chen FK, Chin WL, Muruganandan S, Arunachalam S, Attia MS, Read C, Murray K, Millward M, Spiro J, Chakera A, Gary Lee YC, Nowak AK Abstract OBJECTIVES: Currently, there is no optimal salvage therapy for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) who relapse after treatment […]

January 17, 2020

Chemotherapy, Cisplatin (Platinol ®), Full Archive, Pleural
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Implantation and Monitoring by PET/CT of an Orthotopic Model of Human Pleural Mesothelioma in Athymic Mice.

Journal of Visualized Experiments 2019 December 21 [Link] Colin DJ, Bejuy O, Germain S, Tripnez F2, Serre-Beinier V Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive tumor arising in the mesothelium that covers the lungs, the heart, and the thoracic cavity. MPM development is mainly associated with asbestos. Treatments provide only modest survival […]

January 16, 2020

Full Archive, Pleural
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Diffuse epithelioid malignant mesothelioma of the pleura presenting as a hydropneumothorax and vertebral body invasion.

BMJ Case Reports 2020 January 2 [Link] Hinkamp CA, Dalal SN, Butt Y, Cabo Chan Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon form of neoplastic transformation of the mesothelial cells that line the serosal surfaces of the body. It most commonly affects the pleura and is often associated with pleural effusions and pleural-based masses. The annual […]

January 15, 2020

Epithelioid, Full Archive, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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A gene-expression-based test can outperform bap1 and p16 analyses in the differential diagnosis of pleural mesothelial proliferations.

Oncology Letters 2020 January [Link] Alì G, Bruno R, Poma AM, Proietti A, Ricci S, Chella A, Melfi F, Ambrogi MC, Lucchi M, Fontanini G Abstract The demonstration of tissue invasion by histology is an essential criterion for the differential diagnosis of benign and malignant mesothelial proliferations. When tissue invasion cannot be identified, the use […]

January 14, 2020

Epithelioid, Full Archive, Immunohistochemistry or IHC, Pleural
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BAP1 GERMLINE MUTATION WITH IRIDOCILIOCHOROIDAL MELANOMA AND MALIGNANT PERITONEAL MESOTHELIOMA.

Retinal Cases & Brief Reports 2019 December 31 [Link] Yaghy A, Lim LA, Mashayekhi A, Shields CL Abstract PURPOSE: BAP1 germline mutation can promote risk of uveal melanoma and mesothelioma. In this study, we report a patient with BAP1 germline mutation and uveal melanoma who developed a rare form of mesothelioma in the peritoneum. METHOD: […]

January 13, 2020

Full Archive, Peritoneal (Abdominal Mesothelioma)
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Malignant Diffuse Mesothelioma in Women: A Study of 354 Cases.

The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2019 December 23 [Link] Pavlisko EN, Liu B, Green C, Sporn TA, Roggli VL Abstract We reviewed 354 cases of malignant diffuse mesothelioma (MM) in women from a database of 2858 histologically confirmed MM cases. There was a pleural predominance with 78% pleural MM and 22% peritoneal MM. The […]

January 9, 2020

Biphasic or Mixed, Causation, Diffuse mesothelioma, Epithelioid, Full Archive, Immunohistochemistry or IHC, Peritoneal (Abdominal Mesothelioma), Pleural, Sarcomatoid
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