Emerging New Targets in Systemic Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Cancers 2024 March 22 [Link] Karen M Yun, Lyudmila Bazhenova Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a heterogeneous cancer composed of distinct molecular and pathologic subtypes. Unfortunately, MPM is aggressive, and current therapies for advanced, unresectable disease remain limited to cytotoxic chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Our understanding of the genomic landscape of MPM is steadily growing,…

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The role of cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC for the treatment of primary and secondary peritoneal malignancies-experience from a tertiary care center in Germany

Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery 2024 April 8 [Link] Mikko Reese, Ann-Kathrin Eichelmann, Tobias M Nowacki , Andreas Pascher, Judith C Sporn Abstract Purpose: Peritoneal surface malignancies (PSM) are commonly known to have a dismal prognosis. Over the past decades, novel techniques such as cytoreductive surgery (CRS), hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy…

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Investigation of the appropriate viscosity of fibrinogen in repairing pleural defects using ventilation and anchoring in an ex vivo pig model

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2024 March 21 [Link] Akihiro Fukuda, Masaki Hashimoto, Yoshitaka Takegawa, Nobuyuki Kondo, Seiki Hasegawa Abstract Objective: Our previous study revealed that the viscosity of fibrinogen could influence the effectiveness of ventilation and anchoring (V/A) methods for controlling air leakages. Here, we examined the association between the viscosity of fibrinogen and effectiveness…

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UV1 telomerase vaccine with ipilimumab and nivolumab as second line treatment for pleural mesothelioma – A phase II randomised trial

European Journal of Cancer 2024 March 1 [Link] Vilde Drageset Haakensen, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Solfrid Thunold, Saima Farooqi, Anna K Nowak, Wee L Chin, Oscar Grundberg, Weronika Maria Szejniuk, Susana Cedres, Jens Benn Sørensen, Tonje Sofie Dalen, Marius Lund-Iversen, Maria Bjaanæs, Åslaug Helland Abstract Purpose: The NIPU-trial investigates the effect of adding the telomerase vaccine…

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The highly selective and oral phosphoinositide 3-kinase delta (PI3K-δ) inhibitor roginolisib induces apoptosis in mesothelioma cells and increases immune effector cell composition

Translational Oncology 2024 May [Link] Claudia Kalla, German Ott, Francesca Finotello, Karolina Niewola-Staszkowska, Giusy Di Conza, Michael Lahn, Lars van der Veen, Julia Schüler, Roger Falkenstern-Ge, Joanna Kopecka, Chiara Riganti Abstract Targeting aberrantly expressed kinases in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a promising therapeutic strategy. We here investigated the effect of the novel and highly…

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Nivolumab in pretreated pleural mesothelioma: Results from an observational real-world study of patients treated within the AIFA 5% Fund

Tumori 2024 February 19 [Link] Luigi Cerbone, Sara Delfanti, Stefania Crivellari, Antonina Maria De Angelis, Laura Mazzeo, Claudia Proto, Mario Occhipinti, Giuseppe Lo Russo, Chiara Dellepiane, Federica Biello, Irene Alabiso, Francesco Verderame, Roberta Gauna, Irene De Simone, Federica Cuppone, Sandra Petraglia, Giulia Pasello, Giovanni Luca Ceresoli, Marina Chiara Garassino, Valter Torri, Federica Grosso Abstract Background:…

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Pegargiminase Plus First-Line Chemotherapy in Patients With Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma: The ATOMIC-Meso Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA Oncology 2024 February 15 [Link] Peter W Szlosarek, Benjamin C Creelan, Thomas Sarkodie, Luke Nolan, Paul Taylor, Olga Olevsky, Federica Grosso, Diego Cortinovis, Meenali Chitnis, Amy Roy, David Gilligan, Hedy Kindler, Dionysis Papadatos-Pastos, Giovanni L Ceresoli, Aaron S Mansfield, Anne Tsao, Kenneth J O’Byrne, Anna K Nowak, Jeremy Steele, Michael Sheaff, Chiung-Fang Shiu, Chih-Ling…

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Mononeuritis multiplex following immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Frontiers in Neurology 2024 January 25 [Link] Antonio Farina, Manon Escalere, Matthias Dion, Martin Moussy, Antoine Pegat, Macarena Villagrán-García, Perrine Devic, Anaïde Lamiral, Antoine Seyve, Karine Aure, Adrien Wang, Lucas Gorza, Nathalie Streichenberger, Thierry Maisonobe, Jerome Honnorat, Cristina Birzu, Dimitri Psimaras, David Weisenburger-Lile, Bastien Joubert Abstract Introduction: Mononeuritis multiplex is frequently related to vasculitic neuropathy…

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Is extereme cytoreductive surgery beneficial to survival ın malignant peritoneal mesothelioma?

Acta Chirurgica Belgica 2024 February 14 [Link] Murat Can Mollaoğlu, Ufuk Karabacak, Meriç Emre Bostancı, Turan Eray Seven, Kürşat Karadayı Abstract Introduction: Malign peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon disease that is difficult to treat. Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) are the gold standards for treating MPM. Sometimes extreme cytoreductive surgery (eCRS) is…

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