Malignant pleural mesothelioma: an update

GNM Hajj, CH Cavarson, CAL Pinto… - Jornal brasileiro de …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
Malignant mesotheliomas are rare types of cancers that affect the mesothelial surfaces,
usually the pleura and peritoneum. They are associated with asbestos exposure, but due to …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in the Management of Malignant PleuraláMesothelioma in 2017

AJ McCambridge, A Napolitano, AS Mansfield… - Journal of Thoracic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon, almost universally fatal, asbestos-
induced malignancy. New and effective strategies for diagnosis, prognostication, and …

A phase II window of opportunity study of neoadjuvant PD-L1 versus PD-L1 plus CTLA-4 blockade for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma

HS Lee, HJ Jang, M Ramineni, DY Wang… - Clinical Cancer …, 2023 - AACR
Purpose: We report the results of a phase II, randomized, window-of-opportunity trial of
neoadjuvant durvalumab versus durvalumab plus tremelimumab followed by surgery in …

ERS/ESTS/EACTS/ESTRO guidelines for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma

I Opitz, A Scherpereel, T Berghmans… - European journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons
(ESTS)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)/European Society for …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular characterization of diffuse malignant peritoneal mesothelioma

YP Hung, F Dong, M Torre, CP Crum, R Bueno… - Modern Pathology, 2020 - Elsevier
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare aggressive tumor that arises from the peritoneal
lining. While recurrent BAP1 mutations have been identified in a subset of mesotheliomas …

Extrapleural pneumonectomy versus pleurectomy/decortication for malignant pleural mesothelioma

N Zhou, DC Rice, AS Tsao, PP Lee… - The Annals of Thoracic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Whether extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) or extended pleurectomy/
decortication (P/D) is the optimal resection for malignant pleural mesothelioma remains …

[HTML][HTML] Multimodality treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma

L Berzenji, P Van Schil - F1000Research, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare disease of the pleura and is largely related
to asbestos exposure. Despite recent advancements in technologies and a greater …

Survival by histologic subtype of malignant pleural mesothelioma and the impact of surgical resection on overall survival

V Verma, CA Ahern, CG Berlind, WD Lindsay… - Clinical Lung Cancer, 2018 - Elsevier
Introduction For the 3 histologic subtypes of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM)—
epithelioid, sarcomatoid, and biphasic—the magnitude of benefit with surgical management …

Utility of nuclear grading system in epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma in biopsy-heavy setting: an external validation study of 563 cases

YZ Zhang, C Brambilla, PL Molyneaux… - The American journal …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Nuclear grading systems for epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) have been
proposed but it remains uncertain if they could be applied in a biopsy-heavy setting. Using …

Molecular characterization of localized pleural mesothelioma

YP Hung, F Dong, AM Dubuc, P Dal Cin, R Bueno… - Modern …, 2020 - nature.com
Localized pleural mesothelioma is a rare solitary circumscribed pleural tumor that is
microscopically similar to diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma. However, the molecular …