Survival
Conditional survival patterns and individualized prognostic prediction in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma
Scientific Reports 2026 June 1 [Link] Xiaofeng Liao, Chen Li, Ming Huang, Zheng Yao, Shikun Luo, Xiaoyu Lei Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare, aggressive cancer with limited treatment options and extremely poor survival outcomes. Due to the disease’s low incidence, large-scale cohort studies to clarify survival outcomes and the impact of treatments…
Read MoreFeasibility and Outcomes of Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intrathoracic Chemoperfusion for Pleural Mesothelioma
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2026 May 28 [Link] Yota Suzuki, Inderpal S Sarkaria, Edra Ha, Ian G Christie, Olugbenga T Okusanya, Omar Awais, Evan T Alicuben, Ryan M Levy, James D Luketich, Neil A Christie Abstract Background: The management of pleural mesothelioma requires a multidisciplinary approach, and hyperthermic intrathoracic chemoperfusion (HITHOC) after surgical cytoreduction…
Read MoreA High-Fidelity Patient-Derived Organoid Platform Recapitulates the Dynamic Metabolic Landscape of Cisplatin Tolerance in Mesothelioma
Cancers 2026 May 7 [Link] Zivile Useckaite, Ashleigh J Hocking, Lauren A Mortimer, John Salamon, Simon Lee, Yazad Irani, Lucy Franzon, Arya L Arul, Sarita Prabhakaran, Sonja Klebe Abstract Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is characterised by often rapid therapeutic failure and chemotherapy resistance. While terminal resistance is well studied, the initial transition into a drug-tolerant…
Read MoreIncreased Toll-like receptor 9 expression associated with cellular proliferation and poor prognosis in pleural mesothelioma
Journal of Pathology and Translational Medicine 2026 July [Link] Ali Omar Abdelaziz, Dina Moustafa Thabit, Rehab Mohamed Kamal, Hend Moness, Rasha Fouad Ahmed, Mariana Fathy Gayyed, Fatma El Zahraa Ammar Mohamed Abstract Background: Pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. The epithelioid subtype is the most common and can be challenging to…
Read MoreThe role of microRNAs and competing endogenous RNA regulatory networks in mesothelioma response to immunotherapy
Lung Cancer 2026 July [Link] Farhad Kosari, Paul Baas, Maria Disselhorst, Kim Lauer, Tobias Peikert, Stephen Murphy, Janet Schaefer Klein, Aaron S Mansfield Abstract Assessing the contributions of microRNAs to gene expression regulation and treatment outcomes in malignancies is challenging. Traditional analyses focus on individual microRNAs, overlooking competitive binding among RNA species sharing common microRNAs.…
Read MoreFASN for diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a prognostic biomarker after CRS+HIPEC and a therapeutic target
Journal of Translational Medicine 2026 May 21 [Link] Valentina Doldi, Chiara Maura Ciniselli, Claudia Aurelio, Enrica Favini, Silvio Marco Veronese, Fabio Bozzi, Shigeki Kusamura, Dario Baratti, Silvia Martini, Paolo Verderio, Marcello Deraco, Marco Folini, Paolo Gandellini, Sandro Pasquali, Nadia Zaffaroni Abstract Background: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with limited…
Read MoreMetabolic vulnerabilities in pleural mesothelioma
Oncogenesis 2026 May 20 [Link] Sílvia Plans-Marin, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Ernest Nadal Abstract Mesothelioma is a rare tumour of mesothelial origin that is often diagnosed at advanced stages. Despite recent approval of immunotherapy, the prognosis of mesothelioma remains dismal. Growing evidence links tumour metabolism to the molecular mechanisms driving mesothelioma’s aggressiveness, therapeutic resistance and poor outcomes.…
Read MoreQuantitative MRI-Based T Category in Pleural Mesothelioma: Analysis of a Large Real-World Cohort
Academic Radiology 2026 May 15 [Link] Ritu R Gill, William G Richards, Emanuele Mazzola, Beow Y Yeap, Raphael Bueno Abstract Rationale and objectives: Accurate clinical staging in pleural mesothelioma (PM) is limited by the subjectivity of conventional imaging assessment, which introduces inter- and intraobserver variability. Tumor volume, pleural thickness and diaphragmatic thickness measurements individually prognostic…
Read MoreClinical utility and prognostic value of GATA3 in epithelioid malignant mesothelioma: a practical and cost-effective approach for resource-limited settings
Journal of Clinical Pathology 2026 June 18 [Link] Dina Moustafa Thabit, Dalia M Thabet Abstract Aims: Distinguishing epithelioid malignant mesothelioma (EMM) from poorly differentiated lung adenocarcinoma (PD-LUAD) remains challenging, particularly when 21.7% of PD-LUADs lack lineage-specific markers (thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1)/Napsin A), creating a diagnostic blind spot. While GATA-binding protein 3 (GATA3) is established in…
Read MorePIPAC for Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Current Insights and Future Directions
Digestive Surgery 2026 May 12 [Link] Arianna Castagna, Aphrodite Fotiadou, Ali Ramouz, Preslava Gesheva, Niall Brindl, Wiebke Solass, Andreas Brandl Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive tumour with poor prognosis, often diagnosed late due to nonspecific symptoms. Current standard treatment involves systemic chemotherapy and cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy…
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