Chemotherapy
Pleural Mesothelioma in the Era of Immunotherapy
Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology 2023 July 20 [Link] Mathieu Chevallier, Floryane Kim, Alex Friedlaender, Alfredo Addeo Abstract Over the course of the last decade, immunotherapy has revolutionised the management of a great number of cancer types. The treatment of pleural mesothelioma, a rare and highly aggressive cancer, is also being transformed by immunotherapy. The recent…
Read MoreCAMK2D: a novel molecular target for BAP1-deficient malignant mesothelioma
Cell Death Discovery 2023 July 21 [Link] Sivasundaram Karnan, Akinobu Ota, Hideki Murakami, Md Lutfur Rahman, Md Wahiduzzaman, Muhammad Nazmul Hasan, Lam Quang Vu, Ichiro Hanamura, Akihito Inoko, Miho Riku, Hideaki Ito, Yoshifumi Kaneko, Toshinori Hyodo, Hiroyuki Konishi, Shinobu Tsuzuki, Yoshitaka Hosokawa Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MMe) is a rare but aggressive malignancy. Although the molecular…
Read More2022 PSOGI Consensus on HIPEC Regimens for Peritoneal Malignancies: Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Annals of Surgical Oncology 2023 July 23 [Link] Vahan Kepenekian, Olivia Sgarbura, Frederic Marchal, Laurent Villeneuve, Shigeki Kusamura, Marcello Deraco Abstract Background: Diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (DMPM) is a rare and aggressive primary peritoneal disease, with recommended treatment, in eligible patients, of a combination of complete cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). As…
Read MoreCisplatin exhibits superiority over MMC as a perfusion agent in a peritoneal mesothelioma patient specific organoid HIPEC platform
Scientific Reports 2023 July 19 [Link] Steven D Forsythe, Richard A Erali, Nicholas Edenhoffer, William Meeker, Nadeem Wajih, Cecilia R Schaaf, Preston Laney, Cristian D Vanezuela, Wencheng Li, Edward A Levine, Shay Soker, Konstantinos I Votanopoulos Abstract Peritoneal mesothelioma (PM) is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis, representing about 10-15% of all mesothelioma cases. Herein…
Read MoreDevelopment of a prognostic nomogram for patients with malignant mesothelioma with bone metastasis
Scientific Reports 2023 July 4 [Link] Awen Yang, Bin Tang, Xuan Liu, Jingxuan He, Qun Yan, Xianghui Liang, Wenen Liu Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare aggressive tumor, and bone metastasis often occurs in later stages of this disease. This study aimed to establish a nomogram to predict the prognosis of bone metastasis of…
Read MoreSETDB1 tumour suppressor roles in near-haploid mesothelioma involve TP53
British Journal of Cancer 2023 June 27 [Link] Mengting Xu, Yuqing Tu, Wenhui Bi, Meijun Z Lundberg, Isabella Klooster, Jonathan A Fletcher, Wen-Bin Ou Abstract Background: Mutational inactivation of the SETDB1 histone methyltransferase is found in a subset of mesothelioma, particularly in cases with near-haploidy and TP53 mutations. However, the tumourigenic consequences of SETDB1 inactivation…
Read MoreHigh-Risk Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Does Metronomic Chemotherapy Have a Role?
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 June [Link] Praveen Kammar, Niharika Garach, Aditi Bhatt, Jay Anam, Vashisth Maniar, Adwaita Gore, Sanket Mehta Abstract Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, tolerance, and efficacy of OMCT (oral metronomic chemotherapy) after CRS + HIPEC for peritoneal mesothelioma in patients with poor prognostic factors: PCI > 20, incomplete CRS, poor…
Read MoreHigh-Risk Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Does Metronomic Chemotherapy Have a Role?
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology 2023 June [Link] Praveen Kammar, Niharika Garach, Aditi Bhatt, Jay Anam, Vashisth Maniar, Adwaita Gore, Sanket Mehta Abstract Objective: To evaluate the feasibility, tolerance, and efficacy of OMCT (oral metronomic chemotherapy) after CRS + HIPEC for peritoneal mesothelioma in patients with poor prognostic factors: PCI > 20, incomplete CRS, poor…
Read MoreIndolyl-chalcone derivatives trigger apoptosis in cisplatin-resistant mesothelioma cells through aberrant tubulin polymerization and deregulation of microtubule-associated proteins
Frontiers in Oncology 2023 May 25 [Link] Sophia Steinlein, Frank Essmann, Amanda Franceschini Ghilardi, Heike Horn, Julia Schüler, Angelika Hausser, Lijun Sun, German Ott, Claudia Kalla Abstract Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a neoplasm with dismal prognosis and notorious resistance to the standard therapeutics cisplatin and pemetrexed. Chalcone derivatives are efficacious anti-cancer agents with…
Read MoreComparison of video-assisted pleurectomy/decortication surgery plus hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy with VATS talc pleurodesis for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma: A pilot study
Heliyon 2023 May 25 [Link] Marcello Migliore, Maria Fiore, Tommaso Filippini, Rosario Tumino, Mara Sabbioni, Corrado Spatola, Riccardo Polosa, Paolo Vigneri, Marco Nardini, Sergio Castorina, Francesco Basile, Margherita Ferrante Abstract Hyperthermic intrathoracic chemotherapy (HITHOC) adjunct to surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) has no definite role. The primary objective of this pilot-trial was to evaluate…
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