Molecular Oncology 2017 November 1 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Schelch K, Kirschner MB, Williams M, Cheng YY, van Zandwijk N, Grusch M, Reid G Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive malignancy with very limited therapeutic options. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signals play important roles in mesothelioma cell growth. Several FGFs and FGF…

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Clinical Cancer Research 2017 October [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Quispel-Janssen JM, Badhai J, Schunselaar L, Price S, Brammeld JS, Iorio F, Kolluri KK, Garnett MJ, Berns A, Baas P, McDermott U, Neefjes J, Alifrangis C Abstract PURPOSE: Despite intense research, treatment options for patients with mesothelioma are limited and offer only modest survival advantage.…

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Oncotarget 2017 April [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Satoh T, Tatsuta T, Sugawara S, Hara A, Hosono M Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer with limited therapeutic options. Sialic acid-binding lectin isolated from Rana catesbeiana oocytes (cSBL) is a multifunctional protein with anti-cancer activity. The effects of pemetrexed, cisplatin, and cSBL were evaluated in…

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Genes & Cancer 2017 January [a href=”https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28435517″>Link] Melaiu O, Catalano C, De Santi C, Cipollini M, Figlioli G, Pellè L, Barone E, Evangelista M, Guazzelli A, Boldrini L, Sensi E, Bonotti A, Foddis R, Cristaudo A, Mutti L, Fontanini G, Gemignani F, Landi S Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a cancer of the pleural…

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Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2017 April [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Parrotta R, Okonska A, Ronner M, Weder W, Stahel R, Penengo L, Felley-Bosco E Abstract INTRODUCTION: BRCA1-associated protein-1, BAP1, is a tumor suppressor involved in multiple cellular processes such as transcriptional regulation, chromatin modification by deubiquitinating histone 2A and DNA repair. BAP1 mutations are…

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International Journal of Biological Sciences 2016 October [Link] Sohn EJ, Won G, Lee J, Yoon SW, Lee I, Kim HJ, Kim SH Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPN), which is caused by asbestos exposure, is one of aggressive lung tumors. In the present study, we elucidated the anti-tumor mechanism of ursolic acid in malignant mesotheliomas. Ursolic…

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Pathology Oncology Research 2017 January 4 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Plönes T, Fischer M, Höhne K, Sato H, Müller-Quernheim J, Zissel G Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive tumor that arises from the surface of the pleura and is associated with a history of asbestos exposure. The tumor is characterized by…

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