Treatment
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…
Read MoreCHIMERA: 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…
Read MorePressurized intrathoracic aerosol chemotherapy (PITAC) for malignant pleural mesothelioma- ex vivo evaluation of optimal treatment conditions and comparison with hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITOC)
Journal of Thoracic Disease 2026 May 31 [Link] Katharina Flöthmann, Norman Zinne, Peter Braubach, Alina Meininger, Imke Becker, Nicole Ernst, Arjang Ruhparwar, Hayan Merhej, Patrick Zardo Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but aggressive disease with poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Pressurized intrathoracic aerosol chemotherapy (PITAC) has emerged as a novel…
Read MoreRejuvenated Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell-Engineered CAR-Armored Natural Killer T Cells for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Research 2026 June 11 [Link] Yan-Ruide Li, Yichen Zhu, Zhe Li, Xinyuan Shen, Shuo Li, Yuning Chen, Zibai Lyu, Jie Huang, Nathan Y Ma, Catherine Zhang, Annabel S Zhao, Yanxin Tian, Xianghong Jasmine Zhou, Lili Yang Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and highly aggressive malignancy arising from the pleural lining, characterized by…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreProtein phosphatase 2 phosphatase activator (PTPA) promotes oncogene-induced senescence and carboplatin response in human malignant pleural mesothelioma cells
Cellular Oncology 2026 June 8 [Link] Eleonora Nigliato, Yan Ma, Rita Derua, Maria Butyrin, Sandra P Nunes, Léa Guilmot, Antonio De Gianni, Rüveyda Dok, Andrew P Feld, Michael Ohlmeyer, Brian E Wadzinski, Sandra Nuyts, Ilaria Elia, Anna Sablina, Veerle Janssens Abstract Purpose: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare cancer of the pleura, frequently related…
Read MoreA single-center experience in parenchyma-sparing surgical treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
Updates in Surgery 2026 June 1 [Link] Giuseppe Mangiameli, Debora Brascia, Emanuela Re Cecconi, Veronica Maria Giudici, Edoardo Bottoni, Alessandro Crepaldi, Umberto Cariboni, Alberto Testori, Paolo Zucali, Matteo Perrino, Nadia Cordua, Armando Santoro, Marco Alloisio, Giuseppe Marulli Abstract The role of surgery in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) remains controversial, particularly after the negative results of…
Read MoreConditional 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…
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