[HTML][HTML] Matter of TIME: the tumor-immune microenvironment of mesothelioma and implications for checkpoint blockade efficacy

J Harber, T Kamata, C Pritchard… - … for ImmunoTherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an incurable cancer with a dismal prognosis and
few effective treatment options. Nonetheless, recent positive phase III trial results for immune …

Molecular fingerprints of malignant pleural mesothelioma: not just a matter of genetic alterations

E Lorenzini, A Ciarrocchi, F Torricelli - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 - mdpi.com
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a clinical emergency of our time. Being strongly
associated with asbestos exposure, incidence of this cancer is ramping up these days in …

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Influence Survival in Pleural Mesothelioma: Digital Gene Expression Analysis and Supervised Machine Learning Model

S Borchert, A Mathilakathu, A Nath, M Wessolly… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exact mechanism of desmoplastic stromal reaction (DSR) formation is still unclear. The
interaction between cancer cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) has an important …

Molecular alterations in malignant pleural mesothelioma: A hope for effective treatment by targeting YAP

F Dubois, C Bazille, J Levallet, E Maille, S Brosseau… - Targeted Oncology, 2022 - Springer
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm, which has primarily
been attributed to the exposure to asbestos fibers (83% of cases); yet, despite a ban of using …

Mechanisms and shapes of causal exposure-response functions for asbestos in mesotheliomas and lung cancers

LA Cox, KT Bogen, R Conolly, U Graham… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper summarizes recent insights into causal biological mechanisms underlying the
carcinogenicity of asbestos. It addresses their implications for the shapes of exposure …

Trabectedin is active against two novel, patient-derived solitary fibrous pleural tumor cell lines and synergizes with ponatinib

B Ghanim, D Baier, C Pirker, L Müllauer, K Sinn… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura (SFT) is an orphan disease resistant to
standard systemic therapy. We managed to establish two patient-derived cell models …

Validation of Inflammatory Prognostic Biomarkers in Pleural Mesothelioma

S Iser, S Hintermair, A Varga, A Çelik, M Sayan… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Asbestos exposure is known as the main elicitor of pleural mesothelioma
(PM) development. The pathology's rarity, wide range of growth patterns, and devastating …

LncRNAs and related molecular basis in malignant pleural mesothelioma: Challenges and potential

X Xu, H Li, M Xie, Z Zhou, D Wang, W Mao - Critical Reviews in Oncology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but invasive cancer, which mainly arises
from mesothelial tissues of pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. Despite significant …

Reflecting real-world patients with mesothelioma in research: an interim report of baseline characteristics from the ASSESS-meso cohort

RJH Conway, N Smith, W Cooper, G Lynch… - ERJ Open …, 2023 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Objective Mesothelioma varies in clinical phenotype and survival. Clinical trials are
unavoidably affected by selection bias, reducing generalisability. ASSESS-meso is a UK …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary asbestos fiber burden is related to patient survival in malignant pleural mesothelioma

S Laaksonen, E Kettunen, E Sutinen, I Ilonen… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is associated with poor prognosis and
is strongly associated with occupational asbestos exposure. Given the importance of …