Chemotherapy
A multicentre randomised phase III trial comparing pembrolizumab vs single-agent chemotherapy for advanced pre-treated malignant pleural mesothelioma: the European Thoracic Oncology Platform (ETOP 9-15) PROMISE-meso trial
Annals of Oncology 2020 September 22 [Link] S Popat, A Curioni-Fontecedro, U Dafni, R Shah, M O’Brien, A Pope, P Fisher, J Spicer, A Roy, D Gilligan, O Gautschi, E Nadal, W D Janthur, R López Castro, R García Campelo, S Rusakiewicz, I Letovanec, V Polydoropoulou, H Roschitzki-Voser, B Ruepp, A Gasca-Ruchti, S Peters, R…
Read MoreDurvalumab with first-line chemotherapy in previously untreated malignant pleural mesothelioma (DREAM): a multicentre, single-arm, phase 2 trial with a safety run-in
The Lancet Oncology 2020 September [Link] Anna K Nowak, W Joost Lesterhuis, Peey-Sei Kok, Chris Brown, Brett Gm Hughes, Deme J Karikios, Thomas John, Steven C-H Kao, Connull Leslie, Alistair M Cook, Nick Pavlakis, Karen Briscoe, Kenneth J O’Byrne, Christos S Karapetis, Wei-Sen Lam, Ailsa Langford, Sonia Yip, Martin R Stockler Abstract Background: There is…
Read MoreNew Imidazo[2,1- b][1,3,4]Thiadiazole Derivatives Inhibit FAK Phosphorylation and Potentiate the Antiproliferative Effects of Gemcitabine Through Modulation of the Human Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter-1 in Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Anticancer Research 2020 September [Link] Giovanna Li Petri, Camilla Pecoraro, Ornella Randazzo, Silvia Zoppi, Stella Maria Cascioferro, Barbara Parrino, Daniela Carbone, Btissame El Hassouni, Andrea Cavazzoni, Nadia Zaffaroni, Girolamo Cirrincione, Patrizia Diana, Godefridus J Peters, Elisa Giovannetti Abstract Background/aim: A new class of imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole compounds have recently been evaluated as inhibitors of phosphorylation of focal…
Read MoreMulticystic peritoneal mesothelioma treated with complete cytoreductive surgery, peritonectomy and hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy-A case report
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2020 [Link] Naveen Padmanabhan, Haruaki Ishibashi, Kazurou Nishihara, Shouzou Sako, Kanji Katayama, Satoshi Wakama, Yasuyuki Kamada, Yutaka Yonemura Abstract Background: Multicystic Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare and distinct variety of peritoneal mesothelioma with borderline malignant potential. Conventional Tumor bulking has been associated with recurrence of 45-50 %. Hence a…
Read MoreAdvances with pharmacotherapy for peritoneal metastasis
Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 2020 August 12 [Link] Yutaka Yonemura, Haruaki Iahibashi, Shouzou Sako, Akiyoshi Mizumoto, Nobuyuki Takao, Masumi Ichinose, Shunsuke Motoi, Yang Liu, Satoshi Wakama, Yasuyuki Kamada, Kazurou Nishihara Abstract Introduction: A new treatment strategy involving cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with perioperative intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy was proposed in 1999 by the Peritoneal Surface Oncology…
Read MoreRandomized Study of Maintenance Pemetrexed Versus Observation for Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: CALGB 30901
Clinical Lung Cancer 2020 July 3 [Link] Arkadiusz Z Dudek, Xiaofei Wang, Lin Gu, Stephanie Duong, Thomas E Stinchcombe, Robert Kratzke, Hossein Borghaei, Everett E Vokes, Hedy L Kindler Abstract Background: The role of maintenance therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is unknown. We performed a randomized phase II trial to determine if continuation of…
Read MoreNew vistas in malignant mesothelioma: MicroRNA architecture and NRF2/MAPK signal transduction
Life Sciences 2020 July 22 [Link] Manav Gandhi, Sujit Nair Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a cancer of the mesothelial lining of the pleura, peritoneum, pericardium and testes. The most common form is asbestos-linked MM that is etiologically linked to repeated asbestos exposure with a long latency period, although non-asbestos MM has also been reported.…
Read MorePrimary malignant pericardial mesothelioma presenting with cardiac tamponade
International Journal of Surgery Case Reports 2020 July 17 [Link] Shigefumi Matsuyama, Tomohiro Imazuru, Masateru Uchiyama, Hiroo Ota, Mitsuru Iida, Tomoki Shimokawa Abstract Introduction: Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma is a rare tumor that is very difficult to diagnose. Furthermore, it is a lethal disease, because patients usually have progressed at the time of referral. Presentation…
Read MoreGanetespib in Combination with Pemetrexed-Platinum Chemotherapy in Patients with Pleural Mesothelioma (MESO-02): A Phase Ib Trial
Clinical Cancer Research 2020 July 15 [Link] Dean A Fennell, Sarah Danson, Penella J Woll, Martin Forster, Denis Talbot, Jennifer Child, Laura Farrelly, Annabel Sharkey, Sara Busacca, Yenting Ngai, Allan Hackshaw, Graham M Wheeler Abstract Purpose: Ganetespib, a highly potent, small-molecule Heatshock protein 90 inhibitor, has potential efficacy in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) via activity…
Read MoreQuestioning the Prognostic Role of BAP-1 Immunohistochemistry in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Single Center Experience With Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Lung Cancer 2020 June 21 [Link] Luca Cantini, Federica Pecci, Alberto Murrone, Marco Tomasetti, Cecilia Copparoni, Ilaria Fiordoliva, Francesca Morgese, Silvia Rinaldi, Paola Mazzanti, Corrado Rubini, Alessia Cimadamore, Francesca Barbisan, Riccardo Giampieri, Marina Scarpelli, Lory Santarelli, Rossana Berardi Abstract Introduction: The prognostic role of BRCA1 associated protein-1 (BAP1) expression in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is…
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