Lung Cancer
High-intensity statins are associated with improved clinical activity of PD-1 inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
European Journal of Cancer 2020 December 13 [Link] Luca Cantini, Federica Pecci, Daan P Hurkmans, Robert A Belderbos, Andrea Lanese, Cecilia Copparoni, Sophie Aerts, Robin Cornelissen, Daphne W Dumoulin, Ilaria Fiordoliva, Silvia Rinaldi, Joachim G J V Aerts, Rossana Berardi Abstract Background: In preclinical models, statins showed vaccine adjuvant activities and synergized with PD-1 inhibitors.…
Read MorePhase 1 study of the immunotoxin LMB-100 in patients with mesothelioma and other solid tumors expressing mesothelin
Cancer 2020 September 1 [Link] Raffit Hassan, Christine Alewine, Idrees Mian, Anna Spreafico, Lillian L Siu, Carlos Gomez-Roca, Jean-Pierre Delord, Antoine Italiano, Ulrik Lassen, Jean-Charles Soria, Rastilav Bahleda, Anish Thomas, Seth M Steinberg, Cody J Peer, William D Figg, Gerhard Niederfellner, Valérie Méresse Naegelen, Ira Pastan Abstract Background: LMB-100 is an antibody-toxin conjugate with an…
Read MoreUsing creative co-design to develop a decision support tool for people with malignant pleural effusion
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2020 August 5 [Link] Cheryl Grindell, Angela Tod, Remi Bec, Daniel Wolstenholme, Rahul Bhatnagar, Parthipan Sivakumar, Anna Morley, Jayne Holme, Judith Lyons, Maryam Ahmed, Susan Jackson, Deirdre Wallace, Farinaz Noorzad, Meera Kamalanathan, Liju Ahmed, Mathew Evison Abstract Background: Malignant pleural effusion (MPE) is a common, serious problem predominantly seen…
Read MoreNTRK and ALK Rearrangements in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma, Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumours and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Lung Cancer 2020 May 24 [Link] Jose Luis Leal, Geoffrey Peters, Marcin Szaumkessel, Trishe Leong, Khashayar Asadi, Gareth Rivalland, Hongdo Do, Clare Senko, Paul L Mitchell, Chai Zi Quing, Alexander Dobrovic, Bibhusal Thapa, Thomas John Abstract Objectives: Gene rearrangements involving NTRK1, NTRK2, NTRK3, ROS1 and ALK have been identified in many types of cancer, including…
Read MoreChromatographic Detection of 8-Hydroxy-2′-Deoxyguanosine in Leukocytes of Asbestos Exposed Workers for Assessing Past and Recent Carcinogen Exposures.
Diagnostics 2020 April 21 [Link] Cellai F, Bonassi S, Cristaudo A, Bonotti A, Neri M, Ceppi M, Bruzzone M, Milić M, Munnia A, Peluso M Abstract Asbestos fibers include a group of silicate minerals that occur in the environment and are widely employed in occupational settings. Asbestos exposure has been associated to various chronic diseases;…
Read MoreA prospective observational study of on-treatment plasma homocysteine levels as a biomarker of toxicity, depression and vitamin supplementation lead-in time pre pemetrexed, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.
PloS One 2019 November 25 [Link] Minchom A, Mak D, Gunapala R, Walder D, Kumar R, Yousaf N, Hodgkiss A, Bhosle J, Popat S, O’Brien MER Abstract OBJECTIVES: Vitamin supplementation reduces pemetrexed toxicity. Raised plasma homocysteine reflects deficiency in vitamin B12 and folate, and is suppressed by supplementation. This observational study of 112 patients receiving…
Read MorePleural mesothelioma and lung cancer: the role of asbestos exposure and genetic variants in selected iron metabolism and inflammation genes.
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health 2019 November 22 [Link] Celsi F, Crovella S, Moura RR, Schneider M, Vita F, Finotto L, Zabucchi G, Zacchi P, Borelli V Abstract Two of the major cancerous diseases associated with asbestos exposure are malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and lung cancer (LC). In addition to asbestos exposure, genetic factors…
Read MoreSecretome of pleural effusions associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant mesothelioma: therapeutic implications.
Oncotarget 2019 November 5 [Link] Donnenberg AD, Luketich JD, Donnenberg VS Abstract INTRODUCTION: We compared the secretome of metastatic (non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)) and primary (mesothelioma) malignant pleural effusions, benign effusions and the published plasma profile of patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T), to determine factors unique to neoplasia in pleural effusion…
Read MoreElevated Circulating Activin A Levels in Patients With Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Are Related to Cancer Cachexia and Reduced Response to Platinum-based Chemotherapy.
Clinical Lung Cancer 2019 October 25 [Link] Paajanen J, Ilonen I, Lauri H, Järvinen T, Sutinen E, Ollila H, Rouvinen E, Lemström K, Räsänen J, Ritvos O, Koli K, Myllärniemi M Abstract BACKGROUND: Previous preclinical studies have shown that activin A is overexpressed in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), associates with cancer cachexia, and is observed…
Read MoreWhy Be One Protein When You Can Affect Many? The Multiple Roles of YB-1 in Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2019 October 1 [Link] Johnson TG, Schelch K, Mehta S, Burgess A, Reid G Abstract Lung cancers and malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have some of the worst 5-year survival rates of all cancer types, primarily due to a lack of effective treatment options for most patients. Targeted therapies have…
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