Leucovorin rescue allows effective high-dose pralatrexate treatment and an increase in therapeutic index in mesothelioma xenografts

September 20, 2014 | Comments Off on Leucovorin rescue allows effective high-dose pralatrexate treatment and an increase in therapeutic index in mesothelioma xenografts

Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 2014 September 9 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Tedeschi PM, Kathari YK, Farooqi IN, Bertino JR. Abstract Purpose To investigate the ability of leucovorin (LV) to…

Advances in the management of peritoneal mesothelioma

September 19, 2014 | Comments Off on Advances in the management of peritoneal mesothelioma

World Journal of Gastroenterology. 2014 September 7 [Link] Raza A, Huang WC, Takabe K. Abstract Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (PM) is an infrequent disease which has historically been associated with a…

Ratio of intratumoral macrophage phenotypes is a prognostic factor in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 18, 2014 | Comments Off on Ratio of intratumoral macrophage phenotypes is a prognostic factor in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma

PLoS One. 2014 September 5 [Link] Cornelissen R, Lievense LA, Maat AP, Hendriks RW, Hoogsteden HC, Bogers AJ, Hegmans JP, Aerts JG. Abstract Hypothesis The tumor micro-environment and especially the…

The clinicopathological characteristics with long-term outcomes in malignant mesothelioma

September 17, 2014 | Comments Off on The clinicopathological characteristics with long-term outcomes in malignant mesothelioma

Medical Oncology. 2014 October [Epub 2014 September 11] [Link] Dogan M, Utkan G, Hocazade C, Unci D, Toptas S, Ozdemir N, Zengin N, Icli F. Abstract Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is…

Identification of actionable mutations in malignant pleural mesothelioma

September 16, 2014 | Comments Off on Identification of actionable mutations in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Lung Cancer. 2014 August 18 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Shukuya T, Serizawa M, Watanabe M, Akamatsu H, Abe M, Imai H, Tokito T, Ono A, Taira T, Kenmotsu H,…

Non-Asbestos-related Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

September 15, 2014 | Comments Off on Non-Asbestos-related Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Internal Medicine. 2014 [Link] Kanbay A, Ozer Simsek Z, Tutar N, Yilmaz I, Buyukoglan H, Canoz O, Demir R. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon tumor derived from…

Myxoid variant of peritoneal epithelioid malignant mesothelioma. A case report

September 14, 2014 | Comments Off on Myxoid variant of peritoneal epithelioid malignant mesothelioma. A case report

Almost half of women with malignant mesothelioma were exposed to asbestos at home through their husbands or sons

September 13, 2014 | Comments Off on Almost half of women with malignant mesothelioma were exposed to asbestos at home through their husbands or sons

Danish Medical Journal. 2014 September 6 [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Langhoff MD, Kragh-Thomsen MB, Stanislaus S, Weinreich UM. Abstract Introduction Women often develop malignant mesothelioma (MM) without occupational asbestos…

Should We Continue to Offer Extrapleural Pneumonectomy to Selected Mesothelioma Patients? A Single Center Experience Comparing Surgical and Non-surgical Management

September 12, 2014 | Comments Off on Should We Continue to Offer Extrapleural Pneumonectomy to Selected Mesothelioma Patients? A Single Center Experience Comparing Surgical and Non-surgical Management

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 2014 September 3. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Baud M, Bobbio A, Lococo F, Regnard JF, Alifano M. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma remains an incurable…

Ultrasound guided medical thoracoscopy in the absence of pleural effusion

September 11, 2014 | Comments Off on Ultrasound guided medical thoracoscopy in the absence of pleural effusion

Chest. 2014 September 4. [Epub ahead of print] [Link] Marchetti G, Valsecchi A, Indellicati D, Arondi S, Trigiani M, Pinelli V. Abstract Background Medical Thoracoscopy (MT) is a diagnostic and…

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