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Micro-RNA-215 and -375 regulate thymidylate synthase protein expression in pleural mesothelioma and mediate epithelial to mesenchymal transition
Virchows Archiv 2022 April 24 [Link] Francesca Napoli, Ida Rapa, Stefania Izzo, Angelica Rigutto, Roberta Libener, Chiara Riganti, Paolo Bironzo, Riccardo Taulli, Mauro Papotti, Marco Volante, Giorgio Scagliotti, Luisella Righi Abstract The standard front-line treatment for pleural mesothelioma (PM) is pemetrexed-based chemotherapy, whose major target is thymidylate synthase (TS). In several cancer models, miR-215 and…
Read MorePrognostic impact of inflammation in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A large-scale analysis of consecutive patients
Lung Cancer 2022 March 19 [Link] Ludovic Fournel, Thomas Charrier, Maxime Huriet, Amedeo Iaffaldano, Audrey Lupo, Diane Damotte, Jennifer Arrondeau, Marco Alifano Abstract Background: Prediction of prognosis is a key step of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) management and treatment assignment. Aim of this study was to identify simple prognostic factors, focusing on inflammation-related parameters. Methods:…
Read MorePrognostic impact of inflammation in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A large-scale analysis of consecutive patients
Lung Cancer 2022 March 19 [Link] Ludovic Fournel, Thomas Charrier, Maxime Huriet, Amedeo Iaffaldano, Audrey Lupo, Diane Damotte, Jennifer Arrondeau, Marco Alifano Abstract Background: Prediction of prognosis is a key step of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) management and treatment assignment. Aim of this study was to identify simple prognostic factors, focusing on inflammation-related parameters. Methods:…
Read MoreUsefulness of Cyclin D1/Podoplanin Dual Immunohistochemical Stain to Differentiate Malignant Mesothelioma From Reactive Mesothelial Proliferations
American Journal of Clinical Pathology 2022 March 14 [Link] Raghavendra Pillappa, Austin Wiles, Sadia Sayeed, Valentina Robila Abstract Objectives: To examine the potential of cyclin D1/podoplanin dual immunohistochemical stain to differentiate malignant mesothelioma from reactive mesothelial proliferations. Methods: Cyclin D1/podoplanin dual immunohistochemistry was performed on 34 surgical cases of reactive mesothelial proliferations, malignant mesothelioma, and…
Read MoreImaging in pleural mesothelioma: A review of the 15th International Conference of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group
Lung Cancer 2022 February [Link] Samuel G Armato, Anna K Nowak, Roslyn J Francis, Sharyn I Katz, Manizha Kholmatov, Kevin G Blyth, Eyjolfur Gudmundsson, Andrew C Kidd, Ritu R Gill Abstract Imaging of mesothelioma plays a role in all aspects of patient management, including disease detection, staging, evaluation of treatment options, response assessment, pre-surgical evaluation,…
Read MoreEpigenetic Immune Remodeling of Mesothelioma Cells: A New Strategy to Improve the Efficacy of Immunotherapy
Epigenomes 2021 December 14 [Link] Maria Fortunata Lofiego, Sara Cannito, Carolina Fazio, Francesca Piazzini, Ornella Cutaia, Laura Solmonese, Francesco Marzani, Carla Chiarucci, Anna Maria Di Giacomo, Luana Calabrò, Sandra Coral, Michele Maio, Alessia Covre Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive malignancy with a severe prognosis, and with a long-standing need for more effective…
Read MoreA Critical Assessment of Current Grading Schemes for Diffuse Pleural Mesothelioma With a Proposal for a Novel Mesothelioma Weighted Grading Scheme (MWGS)
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2021 December 15 [Link] Talia L Fuchs, Angela Chou, Yagiz Aksoy, Mahiar Mahjoub, Amy Sheen, Loretta Sioson, Mahsa Ahadi, Anthony J Gill Abstract Although there is early support for schemes based on nuclear grade, necrosis and mitotic rate, there is currently no widely implemented grading system for diffuse pleural…
Read MoreJME-001 phase II trial of first-line combination chemotherapy with cisplatin, pemetrexed, and nivolumab for unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2021 October [Link] Yosuke Miyamoto, Toshiyuki Kozuki, Keisuke Aoe, Sae Wada, Daijiro Harada, Michihiro Yoshida, Jun Sakurai, Katsuyuki Hotta, Nobukazu Fujimoto Abstract Background: JME-001 is a phase II trial assessing the efficacy and safety of cisplatin, pemetrexed, and nivolumab as first-line therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Patients and methods:…
Read MoreSOX6 Expression Is Sensitive for Peritoneal Epithelioid Malignant Mesothelioma, But Not Specific in the Differential Diagnosis With Tubo-ovarian Serous Neoplasia
The American Journal of Surgical Pathology 2021 August 19 [Link] David B Chapel, Michelle S Hirsch Abstract Primary peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (MM) can demonstrate morphologic overlap with low-grade and high-grade tubo-ovarian serous neoplasms; it is also biologically and prognostically distinct from benign mesothelial proliferations. Currently, there is no single biomarker that can definitively distinguish these…
Read MoreMalignant pleural mesothelioma showing rare morphology indistinguishable from myxofibrosarcoma concomitant with EGFR-mutated lung adenocarcinoma: A case report
International Journal of Surgical Case Reports 2021 August [Link] Hiroko Onagi, Takuo Hayashi, Tsuyoshi Saito, Satsuki Kishikawa, Kazuya Takamochi, Kenji Suzuki Abstract Introduction and importance: Primary tumors of the pleura are rare, with malignant mesothelioma being the most common of these neoplasms. Pathological diagnosis of sarcomatoid mesothelioma can be more challenging than that of epithelioid…
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