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Category Archives: Immune-based Therapies

Secretome of pleural effusions associated with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant mesothelioma: therapeutic implications.

Oncotarget 2019 November 5 [Link] Donnenberg AD, Luketich JD, Donnenberg VS Abstract INTRODUCTION: We compared the secretome of metastatic (non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)) and primary (mesothelioma) malignant pleural effusions, benign effusions and the published plasma profile of patients receiving chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T), to determine factors unique to neoplasia in pleural effusion […]

November 29, 2019

Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Lung Cancer, Pleural, Pleural Effusion
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Building a Bridge between Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Investigating the Effect of Chemotherapy on Immune Checkpoint Expression.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2019 August 26 [Link] Marcq E, Audenaerde JRV, Waele J, Jacobs J, Loenhout JV, Cavents G, Pauwels P, Meerbeeck JPV, Smits EL Abstract In light of the promising results of immune checkpoint blockade (ICPB) in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), we investigated the effect of different chemotherapeutic agents on the expression […]

September 13, 2019

Chemotherapy, Cisplatin (Platinol ®), Epithelioid, Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Oxaliplatin (Eloxatin), Pemetrexed (Alimta), Pleural, Sarcomatoid
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Targeting the C-terminus of galectin-9 induces mesothelioma apoptosis and M2 macrophage depletion.

Oncoimmunology 2019 April 17 [Link] Bertino P, Premeaux TA, Fujita T, Haun BK, Marciel MP, Hoffmann FW, Garcia A, Yiang H, Pastorino S, Carbone M, Niki T, Berestecky J, Hoffmann PR, Ndhlovu LC Abstract Galectin-9 has emerged as a promising biological target for cancer immunotherapy due to its role as a regulator of macrophage and […]

August 29, 2019

Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Peritoneal (Abdominal Mesothelioma), Pleural
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First-ever Abscopal Effect after Palliative Radiotherapy and Immuno-gene Therapy for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.

Cureus 2019 February 20 [Link] Barsky AR, Cengel KA, Katz SI, Sterman DH, Simone CB Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive disease, with few, if any, curative interventions. While there is growing interest in using immunotherapy and immuno-gene therapy to treat MPM, very limited data currently exist for combining these modalities with […]

May 15, 2019

Chemotherapy, Cisplatin (Platinol ®), Epithelioid, Full Archive, Gene Therapy, Immune-based Therapies, Pemetrexed (Alimta), Pleural, Pleurectomy/decortication, pleurodesis, Radiotherapy
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A Phase II Trial of First-Line Combination Chemotherapy With Cisplatin, Pemetrexed, and Nivolumab for Unresectable Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Study Protocol.

Clinical Lung Cancer 2018 May 9 [Link] Fujimoto N, Aoe K, Kozuki T, Oze I, Kato K, Kishimoto T, Hotta K

June 8, 2018

Chemotherapy, Cisplatin (Platinol ®), Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Pemetrexed (Alimta), Pleural, Type of Mesothelioma:
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Comprehensive immunoproteogenomic analyses of malignant pleural mesothelioma

JCI Insight 2018 April 5 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Lee HS et. al. Asbstract We generated a comprehensive atlas of the immunologic cellular networks within human malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) using mass cytometry. Data-driven analyses of these high-resolution single-cell data identified 2 distinct immunologic subtypes of MPM with vastly different cellular composition, activation states, […]

April 6, 2018

Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Pleural
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Podoplanin – an emerging cancer biomarker and therapeutic target

Cancer Science 2018 March 25 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Krishnan H et. al. Abstract Podoplanin (PDPN) is a transmembrane receptor glycoprotein that is upregulated on transformed cells, cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and inflammatory macrophages that contribute to cancer progression. In particular, PDPN increases tumor cell clonal capacity, epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT), migration, invasion, metastasis, […]

March 31, 2018

Biomarkers, Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies
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Inhibition of yes-associated protein down-regulates PD-L1 (CD274) expression in human malignant pleural mesothelioma

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2018 March 24 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Hsu PC, et. al. Abstract Although tumour PD-L1 (CD274) expression had been used as a predictive biomarker in checkpoint immunotherapy targeting the PD1/PD-L1 axis in various cancers, the regulation of PD-L1 (CD274) expression is unclear. Yes-associated protein (YAP), an important oncogenic […]

March 29, 2018

Biomarkers, Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Immunohistochemistry or IHC, microRNA
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Drug repurposing in malignant pleural mesothelioma: a breath of fresh air?

European Respiratory Review 2018 March [Print 2018 March 31] Link] Boyer A, Pasquier E, Tomasini P, Ciccolini J, Greillier L, Andre N, Barlesi F, Mascaux C Abstract Drug repurposing is the use of known drugs for new indications. Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare cancer with a poor prognosis. So far, few treatments have […]

March 23, 2018

Full Archive, General, Immune-based Therapies, This is a test category
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State of the Art: Advances in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in 2017

Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2018 March 7 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] McCambridge AJ et. al. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon, almost universally fatal, asbestos-induced malignancy. New and effective strategies for diagnosis, prognostication and treatment are urgently needed. Herein we review the advances in MPM achieved in 2017. While recent epidemiological data […]

March 18, 2018

Biomarkers, Full Archive, Immune-based Therapies, Immunohistochemistry or IHC
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