Limited efficacy of imatinib mesylate in malignant mesothelioma: A phase II trial

June 13, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2005, Pages 83-86. Available online June 13, 2005. [Link] Alexandre Mathya, Paul Baasb, Otilia Dalesioa and Nico van Zandwijkb aBiometrics Department, Netherlands Cancer…

A phase II study evaluating the cisplatin and epirubicin combination in patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma

June 13, 2005 |

Lung Cancer. Volume 50, Issue 1, October 2005, Pages 75-82. Available online June 13, 2005. [Link] T. Berghmansa, J.J. Lafitteb, M. Paesmansc, B. Stachd, M.C. Berchiere, P. Wackenierf, J. Lecomteg,…

Assessment of asbestos exposure, mortality study, and health intervention in workers formerly exposed to asbestos in a small factory making drying machines for textile finishing and the paper mill industry in Pistoia, Italy

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La Medicina del Lavoro. 2005 May-Jun;96(3):243-9. [Link] Fedi A, Blagini B, Melosi A, Marzuoli E, Ancillotti M, Gorini G, Costantini AS, Silvestri S, Innocenti A. Archivio Regionale Toscano Mesoteliomi Maligni–UO…

Asbestos risk in the textile industry: braking systems on machinery used until the 1990’s

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La Medicina del Lavoro. 2005 May-Jun;96(3):250-7. [Link] Chiappino G, Pellissetti D, Moretto O, Picchi O. Universita degli Studi di Milano Centro di Studio e Ricerca sugli Effetti Biologici delle Polveri…

Integrated computed tomography-positron emission tomography in patients with potentially resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma: Staging implications

June 2, 2005 |

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2005; 129:1364-1370. [Link] Jeremy J. Erasmus, MDa,*, Mylene T. Truong, MDa, W. Roy Smythe, MDb, Reginald F. Munden, DMD, MDa, Edith M. Marom,…

Mesothelial inclusion cysts (so-called benign cystic mesothelioma)–a clinicopathological analysis of six cases

June 1, 2005 |

Polish Journal of Pathology. 2005;56(2):81-7. [Link] Urbanczyk K, Skotniczny K, Kucinski J, Friediger J. Department of Clinical and Experimental Pathomorphology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow. Abstract The report presents six…

Survival of malignant pleural mesothelioma cases in the Tuscan Mesothelioma Register, 1988-2000: a population-based study

June 1, 2005 |

European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2005 Jun;14(3):195-9. [Link] Gorini G, De Gregorio G, Silvestri S, Chellini E, Cupelli V, Seniori Costantini A. Unit of Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology, Centre for…

New agents in the management of advanced mesothelioma

June 1, 2005 |

Seminars in Oncology. 2005 Jun;32(3):336-50. Vogelzang NJ, Porta C, Mutti L. Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a seemingly uncommon tumor whose incidence has in fact increased steadily and progressively…

Advances in the diagnosis, evaluation, and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma

June 1, 2005 |

Respirology Volume 10 Issue 3 Page 266 – June 2005. [Link] Daniel H. Sterman1 and Steven M. Albelda1 1Thoracic Oncology Research Laboratory, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Division, University of…

Cisplatin and Gemcitabine in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Phase II Study

June 1, 2005 |

American Journal of Clinical Oncology. 28(3):223-226, June 2005. [Link] Castagneto, Bruno; Zai, Silvia; Dongiovanni, Diego; Muzio, Alberto; Bretti, Sergio; Numico, Gianmauro; Botta, Mario Abstract Aims of this study were to…

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