Outcomes of Platinum Plus Pemetrexed and Treatment Patterns Following First-Line Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Pleural Mesothelioma: Real-World Results From the German MesoNet Study

Clinical Lung Cancer 2026 July [Link] Rajiv Shah, Eva L Buchmeier, Hans-Georg Kopp, Frank Griesinger, Martin Reck, Daniel C Christoph, Jonas Kuon, Nikolaj Frost, Christian Grohé, Martin Faehling, Felix C Saalfeld, Petra Hoffknecht, Jingting Luan, Julia Roeper, Paolo Chesi, Martin Kimmich, Till Olchers, Laura V Klotz, Inn Chung, Michael Thomas, Petros Christopoulos Abstract Background: There…

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Metastatic pleural mesothelioma presenting as ulcerated submucosal colonic nodules

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 2026 June 29 [Link] Shangwe Kiliaki, Kent Stevens Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive malignancy associated with poor prognosis. Although it typically spreads through local invasion, distant metastasis to the gastrointestinal tract is uncommon, and colonic involvement is particularly rare. We report a case…

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Dual-time-point [18F]FDG-PET/CT as a prognostic biomarker in patients with pleural mesothelioma undergoing immunotherapy

EJNMMI Research 2026 June 20 [Link] Solfrid Thunold, Eivor Hernes, Lars Tore Gyland Mikalsen, Saima Farooqi, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Roslyn J Francis, Anna K Nowak, Weronika Maria Szejniuk, Søren Steen Nielsen, Susana Cedres, Marc Simo Perdigo, Jens Benn Sørensen, Carin Meltzer, Åslaug Helland, Eirik Malinen, Vilde Drageset Haakensen Abstract Background: [18F]FDG PET/CT provides a non-invasive…

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CHIMERA: A Phase II Study of Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab in Combination With Cisplatin or Carboplatin and Pemetrexed Followed by Surgery and Adjuvant Pembrolizumab in Resectable Pleural Mesothelioma

Clinical Lung Cancer 2026 July [Link] Giulia Pasello, Daniela Scattolin, Eleonora Faccioli, Paolo Andrea Zucali, Giuseppe Marulli, Federica Grosso, Giovanni Luca Ceresoli, Marcello Tiseo, Alessandra Bearz, Fabiana Letizia Cecere, Luana Calabrò, Francesco Callegarin, Paola Del Bianco, Gian Luca De Salvo, Federica Pezzuto, Fiorella Calabrese, Valentina Guarneri, Andrea Dell’Amore, Federico Rea Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is…

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Trop-2 expression is associated with poor survival in pleural mesothelioma

Frontiers in Oncology 2026 May 29 [Link] Alejandro Aviles-Salas, Norma Hernández-Pedro, Enrique Caballé-Perez, José Lucio-Lozada, César Castillo-Ruiz, José Gregorio Chanona-Vilchis, Alejandro Aranda-Gutierrez, Mario Orozco-Morales, Pedro Barrios-Bernal, Rafael Parra-Medina, Luis Cabrera-Miranda, Andrés F Cardona, Oscar Arrieta Abstract Introduction: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) lacks reliable biomarkers to guide therapy. Trophoblast cell-surface antigen 2 (Trop-2) is targetable in epithelial…

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Tumor treating fields in malignant pleural mesothelioma: from cytoskeletal collapse to immunophenotypic conversion

Frontiers in Oncology 2026 May 26 [Link] Xiaofeng Ma, Zhuo Zuo, Yulong Sun, Hong An Abstract The therapeutic efficacy in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is severely hindered by its dense stromal barrier and immunosuppressive microenvironment. Although Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) have demonstrated significant survival benefits in clinical trials, their underlying mechanisms extend well beyond simple…

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Ki67 proliferation index augments two-tier tumour grade in prediction of survival and progression-free survival in epithelioid pleural mesothelioma

ERJ Open Research 2026 June 8 [Link] Geraldine A Lynch, Yu Zhi Zhang, Nidhi Bhatt, Pia Charters, Avinash Aujayeb, Saru Walker, Jenny Symonds, Amelia O Clive, Rahul Bhatnagar, Anna Morley, Paul White, Andrew G Nicholson, Nick A Maskell, Anna Bibby Abstract Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a fatal asbestos-related cancer with a poor and often…

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The Role of EZH2 ın Malıgnant Pleural Mesothelıoma and Beyond: Current Practıce and Future Perspectıves

Current Oncology Reports 2026 June 8 [Link] Mehmet Kucukoner, Tarik Demir, Abduljalil Mohammed Alsubaie, Ulas Alabalik, Aisha K Ibrahim, Mariaelena Pierobon, Lance Liotta Abstract Purpose of review: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) remains a rare but highly aggressive malignancy with limited treatment options and poor prognosis. For nearly twenty years, platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy has persisted as the…

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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…

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Feasibility 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…

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