FABP5 is a key player in metabolic modulation and NF-κB dependent inflammation driving pleural mesothelioma

Communications Biology 2025 February 27 [Link] Eleonora Vecchio, Raffaella Gallo, Selena Mimmi, Debora Gentile, Caterina Giordano, Emilio Straface, Rossana Marino, Carmen Caiazza, Arianna Pastore, Maria Rosaria Ruocco, Alessandro Arcucci, Marco Schiavone, Camillo Palmieri, Enrico Iaccino, Mariano Stornaiuolo, Ileana Quinto, Massimo Mallardo, Fernanda Martini, Mauro Tognon, Giuseppe Fiume Abstract Pleural mesothelioma (PM) poses a significant challenge…

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Leveraging Immunogenic Cell Death to Enhance the Immune Response against Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Tumors

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025 March 5 [Link] Meng Rui Chang, Egor M Matnurov, Chengnan Wu, Jemma Arakelyan, Ho-Jung Choe, Vladimir Kushnarev, Jian Yu Yap, Xiu Xuan Soo, Mun Juinn Chow, Walter Berger, Wee Han Ang, Maria V Babak Abstract Although various metal-based compounds have exhibited excellent immunogenic cell death (ICD)-inducing properties both…

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miRNA-503 inhibition exerts anticancer effects and reduces tumor growth in mesothelioma

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2025 February 22 [Link] Miriam Piccioni, Francesco Di Meo, Anna Valentino, Virginia Campani, Maddalena Arigoni, Mirella Tanori, Mariateresa Mancuso, Rossana Cuciniello, Marco Tomasetti, Federica Monaco, Gaia Goteri, Enrico P Spugnini, Raffaele A Calogero, Giuseppe De Rosa, Gianfranco Peluso, Alfonso Baldi, Stefania Crispi Abstract Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is…

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The phenogenomic landscapes of pleural mesothelioma tumor microenvironment predict clinical outcomes

Journal of Translational Medicine 2025 February 20 [Link] Federica Torricelli, Filomena Spada, Cynthia Bishop, Katrina Todd, Daisuke Nonaka, Nedyalko Petrov, Manuela Terranova Barberio, Alan G Ramsay, Richard Ellis, Alessia Ciarrocchi, Benedetta Apollonio, Andrea Billè Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options. To improve patients management and…

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CD276 as a critical independent biomarker and immune checkpoint inhibitor target in epithelioid mesothelioma-TCGA study

Journal of Thoracic Disease 2025 January 24 [Link] Yuko Aoki, Ken Arimura, Kenzo Hiroshima, Yasuto Sato, Mitsuko Kondo, Etsuko Tagaya Abstract Background: CD276 is an immune checkpoint, and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting CD276 have been tested against various cancers. However, the precise role of CD276 in mesothelioma subtypes is unknown. This study aimed to…

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DNA methylation status classifies pleural mesothelioma cells according to their immune profile: implication for precision epigenetic therapy

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2025 February 18 [Link] Maria Fortunata Lofiego, Rossella Tufano, Emma Bello, Laura Solmonese, Francesco Marzani, Francesca Piazzini, Fabrizio Celesti, Francesca Pia Caruso, Teresa Maria Rosaria Noviello, Roberta Mortarini, Andrea Anichini, Michele Ceccarelli, Luana Calabrò, Michele Maio, Sandra Coral, Anna Maria Di Giacomo, Alessia Covre Abstract Background: Co-targeting of…

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Potential utility of miRNAs derived from pleural fluid extracellular vesicles to differentiate between benign and malignant pleural effusions

Translational Lung Cancer Research 2025 January 24 [Link] Tian Mun Chee, Caeli J Zahra, Kwun M Fong, Ian A Yang, Rayleen V Bowman Abstract Background: Cytological examination is of suboptimal sensitivity but high specificity for the diagnosis of malignant pleural effusions (MPEs). Pleural fluid extracellular vesicles (PFEVs) are enriched with disease-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) which may…

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Prognostic importance of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in malignant peritoneal mesothelioma patients receiving cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy

BMC Cancer 2025 February 14 [Link] Zhang Xinjing, Gong Lei, Li Xinbao, Ji Zhonghe, Yang Zhiran, Gao Chao, Zhang Kai, Yan Lijun, Yan Guojun, Yu Junhui, Zhang Yanbin, An Songlin Abstract Background: Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but aggressive cancer. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) was the preferred choice for…

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Prognostic Stratification of Epithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma Based on the Hippo-TEADs Network

Cancers 2025 January 30 [Link] Anello Marcello Poma, Rossella Bruno, Iacopo Petrini, Iosè Di Stefano, Alessandra Celi, Andrea Sbrana, Sabrina Cappelli, Antonio Chella, Franca Melfi, Marco Lucchi, Greta Alì Abstract Background. The Hippo pathway is the most frequently altered signaling in pleural mesothelioma (PM). Epithelioid PM (ePM) is associated with better outcome than non-epithelioid subtypes,…

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Diagnostic Challenges in the Pathological Approach to Pleural Mesothelioma

Cancers 2025 February 1 [Link] Stefano Lucà, Giovanna Pignata, Alessandro Cioce, Cecilia Salzillo, Rossella De Cecio, Gerardo Ferrara, Carminia Maria Della Corte, Floriana Morgillo, Alfonso Fiorelli, Marco Montella, Renato Franco Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) still represents a complex diagnostic challenge for pathologists in routine practice. This diagnosis requires a multidisciplinary approach, and pathological evaluation…

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