Epithelioid
Unusually Aggressive Presentation of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Two Case Reports
Case Reports in Oncology 2022 November 8 [Link] Dominik Neff, Barbara-Christina Padberg Sgier, Hannah Dietze, Joachim Müller, Martin Früh Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare disease. Patients mainly present with abdominal distension, pain, nausea, and weight loss with or without an exposure history of asbestos. Diagnosis may be difficult from a clinical and histopathologic…
Read MoreThiolate DNAzymes on Gold Nanoparticles for Isothermal Amplification and Detection of Mesothelioma-derived Exosomal PD-L1 mRNA
Analytical Chemistry 2023 January 9 [Link] Sareh Zhand, Ying Zhu, Hojjatollah Nazari, Mohammad Sadraeian, Majid Ebrahimi Warkiani, Dayong Jin Abstract Catalytic DNAzymes have been used for isothermal amplification and rapid detection of nucleic acids, holding the potential for point-of-care testing applications. However, when Subzymes (universal substrate and DNAzyme) are tethered to the polystyrene magnetic microparticles…
Read MoreNR4A3 fusions characterize a distinctive peritoneal mesothelial neoplasm of uncertain biological potential with pure adenomatoid/microcystic morphology
Genes, Chromosomes, and Cancer 2022 December 16 [Link] Abbas Agaimy, Luka Brcic, Laurence M Briski, Yin P Hung, Michael Michal, Michal Michal, G Petur Nielsen, Robert Stoehr, Andrew E Rosenberg Abstract A focal adenomatoid-microcystic pattern is not uncommon in peritoneal mesothelioma, but tumors composed almost exclusively of this pattern are distinctly rare and have not…
Read MoreDiverse and divergent functions of IL-32β and IL-32γ isoforms in the regulation of malignant pleural mesothelioma cell growth and the production of VEGF-A and CXCL8
Cell Immunology 2023 January [Link] Muneo Numasaki, Koyu Ito, Kiyoshi Takagi, Kengo Nagashima, Hirotsugu Notsuda, Hirokazu Ogino, Rika Ando, Yoshihisa Tomioka, Takashi Suzuki, Yoshinori Okada, Yasuhiko Nishioka, Michiaki Unno Abstract In this study, we sought to elucidate the roles of the interleukin (IL)-32β and IL-32γ in mesothelioma cell growth, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A…
Read MoreMultimodal therapy of epithelioid pleural mesothelioma: improved survival by changing the surgical treatment approach
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…
Read MoreFinal results of DIADEM, a phase II study to investigate the efficacy and safety of durvalumab in advanced pretreated malignant pleural mesothelioma
ESMO Open 2022 December [Link] S Canova, G L Ceresoli, F Grosso, P A Zucali, F Gelsomino, G Pasello, M Mencoboni, E Rulli, F Galli, I De Simone, L Carlucci, A De Angelis, M Belletti, M Bonomi, A D’Aveni, M Perrino, F Bono, D L Cortinovis Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a cancer…
Read MoreUsefulness of NF2 hemizygous loss detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization in diagnosing pleural mesothelioma in tissue and cytology material: A multi-institutional study
Lung Cancer 2022 November 19 [Link] Prakasit Sa-Ngiamwibool, Makoto Hamasaki, Yoshiaki Kinoshita, Shinji Matsumoto, Ayuko Sato, Tohru Tsujimura, Kunimitsu Kawahara, Takahiko Kasai, Kei Kushitani, Yukio Takeshima, Kenzo Hiroshima, Akinori Iwasaki, Kazuki Nabeshima Abstract Objectives: BAP1, CDKN2A, and NF2 are the most frequently altered genes in pleural mesotheliomas (PM). Discriminating PM from benign mesothelial proliferation (BMP)…
Read MoreMultifactorial Evaluation following Cytoreductive Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in Patients with High Symptom-Burden
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…
Read MoreRhoA and vigilin are candidates for immunohistochemical markers for epithelioid malignant mesothelioma
Scientific Reports 2022 November 2 [Link] Takuya Hiratsuka, Takushi Yamamoto, Akihiko Yoshizawa, Shinya Toyokuni, Tatsuaki Tsuruyama Abstract Diagnostic markers of malignant mesothelioma (MM) have been extensively investigated. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) markers, such as calretinin, have been used for pathologic diagnosis. However, more diagnostic markers are required to improve the specificity and sensitivity of pathologic diagnosis. This…
Read MoreFinal results of DIADEM, a phase II study to investigate the efficacy and safety of durvalumab in advanced pretreated malignant pleural mesothelioma
ESMO Open 2022 December 1 [Link] S Canova, G L Ceresoli, F Grosso, P A Zucali, F Gelsomino, G Pasello, M Mencoboni, E Rulli, F Galli, I De Simone, L Carlucci, A De Angelis, M Belletti, M Bonomi, A D’Aveni, M Perrino, F Bono, D L Cortinovis, DIADEM groupD Abstract Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)…
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