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Emerging Strategies in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma: An Overview
Thoracic Cancer 2026 April [Link] Raffaella Pagliaro, Beatrice Leonardi, Angela Schiattarella, Grazia Bergameo, Carmine Picone, Adolfo Gallipoli D’Errico, Filippo Scialò, Fabio Perrotta, Maria Luisa De Rimini, Alfonso Fiorelli, Andrea Bianco Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a rare and aggressive cancer arising from pleural mesothelial cells with a strong association to asbestos exposure. Among the diagnostic…
Read MoreThe Society of Thoracic Surgeons 2026 Expert Consensus on the Multimodal Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2026 July [Link] Jeffrey B Velotta, Anja C Roden, Jonathan Rice, Charles B Simone, Bansari Upadhyay, Pallavi Sood, Daniel L Miller, R Taylor Ripley, Andrea Wolf, Bryan M Burt, Samuel S Kim, Isabelle Opitz, Hedy L Kindler, Harvey I Pass, J W Awori Hayanga, Valerie Rusch, Raphael Bueno Abstract Background:…
Read MoreCheckpoint kinase 1 protein as a diagnostic marker for pleural mesothelioma
Journal of the American society of Cytopathology 2026 March 28 [Link] Azadeh Asghari Birbaneh, Christos Meristoudis, Caspar Bundgaard Nielsen, Weronika Maria Szejniuk, Morten Johansen, Peter Derek Christian Leutscher, Vasiliki Panou, Oluf Dimitri Røe Abstract Introduction: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive malignancy that poses diagnostic challenges, particularly in cytological specimens. Checkpoint kinase 1 (CHK1); a…
Read MoreRegional immunosuppression and associated systemic markers in focally relapsed sarcomatoid mesothelioma: case report
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2026 April 15 [Link] Hely Ollila, Prateek Kulkarni, Hyojin Kim, Pratiti Ankola, Navin K Chintala, Carlos Thomas, Jennifer L Sauter, Michael Offin, Prasad S Adusumilli Abstract A 52-year-old man presented with sarcomatoid diffuse pleural mesothelioma that had relapsed at an isolated site after a complete response to dual-immune checkpoint inhibition…
Read MoreMET amplification in diffuse pleural mesothelioma and response to savolitinib: a case report
Translational Lung Cancer Research 2026 March 23 [Link] Yueying Chen, Mengyi Shen, Jiawen Lv, Yuwen Rui, Chunwei Xu, Dong Wang, Tangfeng Lv Abstract Background: Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is a rare malignancy globally, most frequently associated with alterations in tumor suppressor genes such as NF2, BAP1 and CDKN2A. In contrast, mutations or amplifications of the MET…
Read MoreFrom biology to therapy: current standards and emerging strategies in pleural mesothelioma
Frontiers in Oncology 2026 March 26 [Link] J H L T van Genugten, C J de Gooijer, Paul Baas Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options and poor long-term prognosis. Platinum-based chemotherapy has been the standard-of-care for most patients for decades. While the decoding of the genomic alterations in PM…
Read MoreGene expression and immunohistochemical phenotypes of high-grade epithelioid mesothelioma
Human Pathology 2026 July [Link] Marie-France Gagnon, Krasimira Rozenova, Chien Lu, Carlos Sosa, Beth Pitel, Matthew Petersen, Sydney Clausen, Anja C Roden, Kevin C Halling, Ying-Chun Lo Abstract Grading of epithelioid mesothelioma (EM) has recently been reported to be predictive of survival. We investigated whether RNA expression profiles and immunohistochemical (IHC) markers could refine EG…
Read MoreUpdate on pleural epithelioid mesothelioma: New insights for diagnosis and patient management
Journal of Thoracic Oncology 2026 April 8 [Link] Francoise Galateau Sallé, Mary Beth Beasley, Luka Brcic, Wendy Cooper 4, Sanja Dacic, Marc de Perrot, Ming-Sound Tsao, Sonja Klebe, Andrew Churg, Aaron S Mansfield, Paul Baas Abstract Diffuse Mesothelioma is typically diagnosed through histopathologic evaluation. Recent advances in therapeutic strategies have heightened the importance of accurate…
Read MorePseudo-senescence induced by palbociclib does not sensitise pleural mesothelioma cells to combinations with senolytics
Cell Death & Disease 2026 April 10 [Link] Iswarya Sreeram, Sílvia Plans-Marin, Mabel Cruz-Rodríguez, Elisabet Aliagas, Didac Palau-Gallinat, Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, Ernest Nadal Abstract Pleural Mesothelioma (PM) is an aggressive neoplasm of the lung pleura with poor survival rates, highlighting the urgent need for novel therapeutic options. The CDK4/6 inhibitors abemaciclib and palbociclib have demonstrated promising…
Read MoreMesoRet: a reticulin stain-based deep learning algorithm to assist diffuse mesothelioma subtyping
Pathologica 2026 February [Link] Giulia Orlando, Anna Paola Ferrero, Giorgia Andrea Impalà, Alessandra Pittaro, Luisa Delsedime, Rute Pedrosa, Darshan Kumar, Luisella Righi, Giuseppe Pelosi, Mauro Giulio Papotti, Eleonora Duregon Abstract Objective: To develop and validate a deep learning model trained on reticulin-stained whole slide images (MesoRet) to accurately identify transitional features and assist in the…
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