Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2022 December 14 [Link] R Taylor Ripley, Hudson M Holmes, Richard S Whitlock 2, Shawn S Groth, Cristian G Medina, Eugene A Choi, Bryan M Burt, Paul H Sugarbaker Abstract Objectives: Mesothelioma is a nearly uniformly fatal tumor. Multimodality therapy including cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy is associated with long-term…

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Translational Lung Cancer Research 2022 November [Link] Laura V Klotz, Hans Hoffmann, Rajiv Shah, Florian Eichhorn, Christiane Gruenewald, Elena L Bulut, Raffaella Griffo, Thomas Muley, Petros Christopoulos, Philip Baum, Peter Huber, Seyer Safi, Marc Kriegsmann, Michael Thomas, Helge Bischoff, Hauke Winter, Martin E Eichhorn Abstract Background: The exact role and type of surgery for malignant…

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Journal of Clinical Medicine 2022 October 29 [Link] Riccardo Tajè, Roberto Fiorito, Alexandro Patirelis, Valentina Marziali, Vincenzo Ambrogi Abstract Mesothelioma has a scant prognosis and a great impact on symptoms and the quality of life. Pleurectomy/decortication and extrapleural pneumonectomy are the two cytoreductive surgical strategies, with different invasiveness, but achieving similar oncological results. Hereafter, the…

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Annals of Surgical Oncology 2022 November 13 [Link] Toshinari Ito, Shota Nakamura, Yuka Kadomatsu, Harushi Ueno, Taketo Kato, Naoki Ozeki, Koichi Fukumoto, Toyofumi Fengshi Chen-Yoshikawa Abstract Objectives: The rates of postoperative mortality and morbidity are high in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Therefore, it is important to identify variables that increase the risk of…

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Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy 2022 September 17 [Link] Riki Okita, Yuka Mimura-Kimura, Nobutaka Kawamoto, Naoki Yamamoto, Masashi Umeda, Masanori Okada, Hidetoshi Inokawa, Yusuke Mimura, Tomoyuki Murakami, Masao Nakata, Kazunori Okabe Abstract Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD1), PD1 ligand 1 (PD-L1), and human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I molecule play pivotal roles in T cell-induced anti-tumor immunity;…

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Journal of Thoracic Disease 2022 August [Link] Olivia Lauk, Thomas Neuer, Bianca Battilana, Ilhan Inci, Katarzyna Furrer, Walter Weder, Masaki Hashimoto, Isabelle Opitz Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with high rates of local recurrence (LR) up to 75%. Second line treatment should be applied tailored to relapse pattern. We aimed to establish…

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Journal of Chest Surgery 2022 September 7 [Link] Muhammet Sayan, Aynur Bas, Merve Satir Turk, Dilvin Ozkan, Ali Celik, İsmail Cuneyt Kurul, Abdullah Irfan Tastepe Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive pleural malignancy, and despite all multimodal treatment modalities, the 5-year overall survival rate of patients with MPM is less than 20%.…

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Updates in Surgery 2022 September 3 [Link] Dimitrios E Magouliotis, Prokopis-Andreas Zotos, Arian Arjomandi Rad, Despoina Koukousaki, Vasiliki Vasilaki, Ioustini Portesi, Kyriakos Spiliopoulos, Thanos Athanasiou Abstract Objective: We reviewed the available literature on patients with MPM undergoing either extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or pleurectomy/decortication (P/D). Methods: Original research studies that evaluated long-term outcomes of P/D versus…

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Thoracic Cancer 2022 September 2 [Link] Francesco Falanga, Pietro Rinaldi, Cristiano Primiceri, Chandra Bortolotto, Olga Oneta, Francesco Agustoni, Patrizia Morbini, Laura Saracino, Dimitrios Eleftheriou, Federico Sottotetti, Giulia Maria Stella Abstract Surgery is part of a multimodal therapeutic approach to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) although its real beneficial effect is still controversial. The optimal precise sequence…

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Journal of Clinical Medicine 2022 August 3 [Link] Giuseppe Mangiameli, Edoardo Bottoni, Umberto Cariboni, Giorgio Maria Ferraroli, Emanuela Morenghi, Veronica Maria Giudici, Emanuele Voulaz, Marco Alloisio, Alberto Testori Abstract Objectives: We examined a series of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients who consecutively underwent surgery in our institution during the last 20 years. Across this period,…

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