Biomarkers
Utility of SOX6 and DAB2 for the Diagnosis of Malignant Mesothelioma
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2021 March 29 [Link] Julia R Naso, Simon Cheung, Diana N Ionescu, Andrew Churg Abstract The separation of malignant mesothelioma from non-small cell lung carcinomas can be a difficult problem. Sex-determining region Y box 6 (SOX6) and disabled homolog 2 (DAB2) have recently been proposed as sensitive/specific markers of…
Read MoreThe expression patterns and prognostic significance of pleckstrin homology-like domain family A (PHLDA) in lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma
Journal of Thoracic Disease 2021 February [Link] Camila M Baldavira, Juliana Machado-Rugolo, Tabatha G Prieto, Daniel R Bastos, Marcelo Balancin, Alexandre M Ab’Saber, Lygia B Yaegashi, Paola C Souza, Cecilia Farhat, Teresa Y Takagaki, Maria Ap Nagai, Vera L Capelozzi Abstract Background: Pleckstrin homology domain family A (PHLDA) genes play important roles in cancer cellular…
Read MorePrognostic factors for progression-free and overall survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Thoracic Cancer 2021 March 4 [Link] Jordi Guzmán-Casta, Sonia Carrasco-CaraChards, Jorge Guzmán-Huesca, Carla Paola Sánchez-Ríos, Rodrigo Riera-Sala, José Fabián Martínez-Herrera, Erika Sagrario Peña-Mirabal, Diana Bonilla-Molina, Jorge Arturo Alatorre-Alexander, Luis Manuel Martínez-Barrera, Jerónimo Rafael Rodríguez-Cid Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an infrequent neoplasia with a poor prognosis and the majority of patients already have advanced…
Read MoreSerum soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) and fibulin-3 levels correlate with baseline malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumor volumes but are not useful as biomarkers of response in an immunotherapy trial
Lung Cancer 2021 January 14 [Link] Sharyn I Katz, Leonid Roshkovan, Ian Berger, Joseph S Friedberg, Evan W Alley, Charles B Simone 2nd, Andrew R Haas, Keith A Cengel, Daniel H Sterman, Steven M Albelda Abstract Objectives: Soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) and fibulin-3 serum levels may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of malignant pleural…
Read MorePotential role of serum mesothelin in predicting survival of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Oncology Letters 2021 February [Link] Vincenzo Fontana, Maria Pia Pistillo, Antonella Vigani, Pier Aldo Canessa, Giovanni Berisso, Ugo Giannoni, Paola Ferro, Maria Cristiana Franceschini, Roberta Carosio, Marika Tonarelli, Paolo Dessanti, Silvio Roncella Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with poor survival rates. Therefore, it is essential to have effective biological markers predicting…
Read MoreAlterations in BAP1 are Associated with Cisplatin Resistance Through Inhibition of Apoptosis in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM)
Clinical Cancer Research 2021 February 5 [Link] Kathrin Oehl, Bart Vrugt, Ulrich Wagner, Michaela B Kirschner, Mayura Meerang, Walter Weder, Emanuela Felley-Bosco, Bernd Wollscheid, Katrin Bankov, Melanie C Demes, Isabelle Opitz, Peter J Wild Abstract Purpose: The clinical standard treatment for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) includes a cisplatin-based chemotherapy, leading to reduction of…
Read MoreRucaparib in patients with BAP1-deficient or BRCA1-deficient mesothelioma (MiST1): an open-label, single-arm, phase 2a clinical trial
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine 2021 January 27 [Link] Dean A Fennell, Amy King, Seid Mohammed, Amy Branson, Cassandra Brookes, Liz Darlison, Alan G Dawson, Aarti Gaba, Margaret Hutka, Bruno Morgan, Adrian Nicholson, Cathy Richards, Peter Wells-Jordan, Gavin James Murphy, Anne Thomas Abstract Background: Malignant mesothelioma remains an incurable cancer, with no effective treatments in the…
Read MoreSensitive Blood-Based Detection of Asbestos-Associated Diseases Using Cysteine-Rich Angiogenic Inducer 61 as Circulating Protein Biomarker
Clinical Chemistry 2020 December 18 [Link] Kai Bartkowiak, Swaantje Casjens, Antje Andreas, Lucija Ačkar, Simon A Joosse, Irina Raiko, Thomas Brüning, Maria Geffken, Sven Peine, Georg Johnen, Daniel Gilbert Weber, Klaus Pantel Abstract Background: Detection of asbestos-associated diseases like asbestosis or mesothelioma is still challenging. We sought to improve the diagnosis of benign asbestos-associated disease…
Read MoreProgrammed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is associated with poor prognosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma patients with good performance status
Pathology 2020 November 30 [Link] Eltjona Rrapaj, Lorenzo Giacometti, Paolo Spina, Michela Salvo, Guido Alessandro Baselli, Claudia Veggiani, Ottavio Rena, Elena Trisolini, Renzo Luciano Boldorini Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is often associated with a poor prognosis and options for the treatment of this disease are few. To date, the important role of the immune…
Read MoreExploration of identifying novel serum biomarkers for malignant mesothelioma using iTRAQ combined with 2D-LC-MS/MS
Environmental Research 2020 November 13 [Link] Hailing Xia, Lingfang Feng, Lijun Lin, Zhaoqiang Jiang, Junqiang Chen, Wei Shi, Shibo Ying, Min Yu, Li Ju, Lijin Zhu, Li Shi, Xing Zhang, Jianlin Lou Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure. Its poor prognosis makes early diagnosis extremely important, which would provide…
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