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Targeting inflammatory factors for chemoprevention and cancer interception to tackle malignant mesothelioma
Oncoscience 2024 May 23 [Link] Joseph R Testa, Yuwaraj Kadariya, Joseph S Friedberg Abstract Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer of the mesothelial lining often caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos-induced inflammation is a significant contributing factor in the development of mesothelioma, and genetic factors also play a role in the susceptibility to this rapidly progressive…
Read MoreConcordance between CDKN2A homozygous deletion and MTAP immunohistochemical loss in fluoroedenite-induced pleural mesothelioma: An immunohistochemical and molecular study on a single-institution series
Pathology, Research, and Practice 2024 May 14 [Link] Giuseppe Broggi, Michele Massimino, Maria Failla, Veronica Filetti, Venerando Rapisarda, Caterina Ledda, Claudia Lombardo, Carla Loreto, Paolo Vigneri, Rosario Caltabiano Abstract Fluoroedenite-induced pleural mesothelioma (FE-induced-PM) is a rare and small subset of PM that shares with its asbestos-induced counterpart the same aggressive biological behavior and poor prognosis,…
Read MoreTargeting inflammatory factors for chemoprevention and cancer interception to tackle malignant mesothelioma
Oncoscience 2024 May 23 [Link] Joseph R Testa, Yuwaraj Kadariya, Joseph S Friedberg Abstract Mesothelioma is an incurable cancer of the mesothelial lining often caused by exposure to asbestos. Asbestos-induced inflammation is a significant contributing factor in the development of mesothelioma, and genetic factors also play a role in the susceptibility to this rapidly progressive…
Read MoreDiffuse pleural mesotheliomas with genomic near-haploidization: a newly recognized subset with distinct clinical, histologic, and molecular features
Clinical Cancer Research 2024 April 7 [Link] Soo-Ryum Yang, Gowtham Jayakumaran, Jamal Benhamida, Christopher A Febres Aldana, Rachel Fanaroff, Jason Chang, Erika Gedvilaite, Liliana B Villafania, Jennifer L Sauter, Michael Offin, Marjorie G Zauderer, Marc Ladanyi Abstract Purpose: Diffuse pleural mesotheliomas (DPMs) with genomic near-haploidization (GNH) represent a novel subtype first recognized by the TCGA…
Read MoreDevelopment of Patient and Caregiver Conceptual Models Investigating the Health-Related Quality of Life Impacts of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
The Patient 2024 April 15 [Link] Adam E J Gibson, Waqas Ahmed, Louise Longworth, Bryan Bennett, Melinda Daumont, Liz Darlison Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and usually fatal malignancy frequently linked to occupational asbestos exposures and associated with poor prognosis and considerable humanistic burden. The study aimed to develop conceptual models…
Read MoreLow Exposures to Amphibole or Serpentine Asbestos in Germline Bap1-mutant Mice Induce Mesothelioma Characterized by an Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment
Cancer Research Communications 2024 April 8 [Link] Yuwaraj Kadariya, Eleonora Sementino, Maggie Ruan, Mitchell Cheung, Parham Hadikhani, Hatice U Osmanbeyoglu, Andres J Klein-Szanto, Kathy Cai, Joseph R Testa Abstract Asbestos and BAP1 germline mutations are risk factors for malignant mesothelioma (MM). While it is well accepted that amphibole asbestos is carcinogenic, the role of serpentine…
Read MoreComplex Genomic Rearrangement Patterns in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma due to Environmental Asbestos Exposure
Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology, and Oncology 2024 [Link] Tunç Tuncel, Güntülü Ak, Hasan Veysi Güneş, Muzaffer Metintaş Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare type of cancer, and its main risk factor is exposure to asbestos. Accordingly, our knowledge of the genomic structure of an MPM tumor is limited when compared to other…
Read MoreA gene signature linked to fibroblast differentiation for prognostic prediction of mesothelioma
Cell & Bioscience 2024 March 10 [Link] Jun Liu, Yuwei Lu, Yifan Liu, Wei Zhang, Shuyuan Xian, Siqiao Wang, Zixuan Zheng, Ruoyi Lin, Minghao Jin, Mengyi Zhang, Weijin Qian, Jieling Tang, Bingnan Lu, Yiting Yang, Zichang Liu, Mingyu Qu, Haonan Ma, Xinru Wu, Zhengyan Chang, Jie Zhang, Yuan Zhang Abstract Background: Malignant mesothelioma is a…
Read MorePleural mesothelioma (PMe): The evolving molecular knowledge of a rare and aggressive cancer
Molecular Oncology 2024 March 8 [Link] Manuel Rigon, Luciano Mutti, Michelangelo Campanella Abstract Mesothelioma is a type of late-onset cancer that develops in cells covering the outer surface of organs. Although it can affect the peritoneum, heart, or testicles, it mainly targets the lining of the lungs, making pleural mesothelioma (PMe) the most common and…
Read MoreThe Impact of 3D Nichoids and Matrix Stiffness on Primary Malignant Mesothelioma Cells
Genes 2024 February 1 [Link] Stefania Oliveto, Paolo Ritter, Giorgia Deroma, Annarita Miluzio, Chiara Cordiglieri, Mauro Roberto Benvenuti, Luciano Mutti, Manuela Teresa Raimondi, Stefano Biffo Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the mesothelium. It is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer that is often caused by exposure to asbestos. At…
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