Immune-based Therapies
Serum soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) and fibulin-3 levels correlate with baseline malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumor volumes but are not useful as biomarkers of response in an immunotherapy trial
Lung Cancer 2021 January 14 [Link] Sharyn I Katz, Leonid Roshkovan, Ian Berger, Joseph S Friedberg, Evan W Alley, Charles B Simone 2nd, Andrew R Haas, Keith A Cengel, Daniel H Sterman, Steven M Albelda Abstract Objectives: Soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) and fibulin-3 serum levels may serve as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers of malignant pleural…
Read MoreHigh-intensity statins are associated with improved clinical activity of PD-1 inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients
European Journal of Cancer 2020 December 13 [Link] Luca Cantini, Federica Pecci, Daan P Hurkmans, Robert A Belderbos, Andrea Lanese, Cecilia Copparoni, Sophie Aerts, Robin Cornelissen, Daphne W Dumoulin, Ilaria Fiordoliva, Silvia Rinaldi, Joachim G J V Aerts, Rossana Berardi Abstract Background: In preclinical models, statins showed vaccine adjuvant activities and synergized with PD-1 inhibitors.…
Read MoreImmunotherapy for mesothelioma: rationale and new approaches
Clinical Advances for Hematology and Oncology 2020 September [Link] Joshua E Reuss, Patrick M Forde Abstract Therapeutic advancement for mesothelioma has been stagnant, with minimal treatment innovation in the past decade. Recently, however, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) targeting the programmed death 1 and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 pathways has revolutionized the treatment of multiple malignancies…
Read MoreAXL Inactivation Inhibits Mesothelioma Growth and Migration via Regulation of p53 Expression
Cancers 2020 September 25 [Link] Wei Song, Hao Wang, Minmin Lu, Xinxin Ni, Nacef Bahri, Shuihao Zhu, Limin Chen, Yuehong Wu, Jieqiong Qiu, Jonathan A Fletcher, Wen-Bin Ou Abstract Malignant mesothelioma is a locally aggressive and highly lethal neoplasm. Dysregulation and activation of Gas6/AXL tyrosine kinase signaling are associated with mesothelioma progression, but the mechanisms…
Read MoreA 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 MoreFoxp3 + Regulatory T Cell Depletion after Nonablative Oligofractionated Irradiation Boosts the Abscopal Effects in Murine Malignant Mesothelioma
Journal of Immunology 2020 September 18 [Link] Mikihiro Kohno, Junichi Murakami, Licun Wu, Mei-Lin Chan, Zhihong Yun, B C John Cho, Marc de Perrot Abstract Increasing evidence indicates that local hypofractionated radiotherapy (LRT) can elicit both immunogenic and immunosuppressive local and systemic immune responses. We thus hypothesized that blockade of LRT-induced immunosuppressive responses could augment…
Read MorePhase 1 study of the immunotoxin LMB-100 in patients with mesothelioma and other solid tumors expressing mesothelin
Cancer 2020 September 1 [Link] Raffit Hassan, Christine Alewine, Idrees Mian, Anna Spreafico, Lillian L Siu, Carlos Gomez-Roca, Jean-Pierre Delord, Antoine Italiano, Ulrik Lassen, Jean-Charles Soria, Rastilav Bahleda, Anish Thomas, Seth M Steinberg, Cody J Peer, William D Figg, Gerhard Niederfellner, Valérie Méresse Naegelen, Ira Pastan Abstract Background: LMB-100 is an antibody-toxin conjugate with an…
Read MoreSystematic Analysis of Aberrant Biochemical Networks and Potential Drug Vulnerabilities Induced by Tumor Suppressor Loss in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Cancers 2020 August 17 [Link] Haitang Yang, Duo Xu, Zhang Yang, Feng Yao, Heng Zhao, Ralph A Schmid, Ren-Wang Peng Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is driven by the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs). An unmet need in the field is the translation of the genomic landscape into effective TSG-specific therapies. Methods: We…
Read MoreProgress in the understanding of the immune microenvironment and immunotherapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Current Drug Targets 2020 July 18 [Link] Lei Cheng, Li Na, Xiao-Ling Xu, Wei-Min Mao Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a remarkably aggressive thoracic malignancy with a limited survival of only 5-12 months. However, MPM still remains unresponsive to conventional standards of treatment, including pleurectomy and decortication, extrapleural pneumonectomy for resectable disease with or…
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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