Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2024 April 8 [Link] Aliya N Husain, David B Chapel, Richard Attanoos, Mary Beth Beasley, Luka Brcic, Kelly Butnor, Lucian R Chirieac, Andrew Churg, Sanja Dacic, Francoise Galateau-Salle, Kenzo Hiroshima, Yin P Hung, Sonja Klebe, Thomas Krausz, Andras Khoor, Leslie Litzky, Alberto Marchevsky, Kazuki Nabeshima, Andrew G Nicholson, Elizabeth N Pavlisko, Anja C Roden, Victor Roggli, Jennifer L Sauter, Jefree J Schulte, Michael Sheaff, William D Travis, Ming-Sound Tsao, Ann E Walts, Thomas V Colby Abstract Context.—: Mesothelioma is an uncommon tumor th ..read more

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences 2024 March [Link] E Mutlu, M Inanc Abstract Objective: The relationship between inflammatory markers and survival in many cancers has been investigated previously. Inflammatory markers may also offer the possibility of predicting surveillance in patients with malignant mesothelioma. Our study seeks to enhance comprehension of how variables such as the nutritional status and inflammation indices of malignant mesothelioma patients impact the disease’s progression and prognosis. Patients and methods: This study included patients who were tr ..read more

Lung Cancer 2024 March 28 [Link] Ashleigh J Hocking, Lauren A Mortimer, Alexandra L Farrall, Prudence A Russell, Sonja Klebe Abstract Objectives: Pleural mesothelioma is a cancer arising in the cells that line the lungs and chest wall with poor survival and poor response to first-line therapy. Organoid models of cancer can faithfully recapitulate the genetic and histopathological characteristics of individualized tumors and have potential to be used for precision medicine, however methods of establishing patient-derived mesothelioma organoids have not been well established in the published lit ..read more

European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2024 March 11 [Link] Federica Danuzzo, Federico Raveglia, Francesca Spinelli, Chiara Maria Sibilia, Enrico Cassina, Lidia Libretti, Emanuele Pirondini, Antonio Tuoro, Francesca Bono, Maria Emilia Paladino, Diego Cortinovis, Francesco Petrella Abstract Pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that affects the pleura. In recent years, there has been increasing interest and attention in detecting and diagnosing early-stage or precancerous forms of mesothelioma because of its severe prognosis and short life expectancy at the time of diagnosis. Meso ..read more

Quantitative Imaging in Medicine and Surgery 2024 March 15 [Link] Milica Medved, Hunter D D Witmer, Ankit Dhiman, Yaniv Berger, Scott K Sherman, Enal S Hindi, Samuel G Armato 3rd, Ingrid S Reiser, Aytekin Oto, Roger M Engelmann, Hedy L Kindler, Nisa C Oren, Carla B Harmath, Kiran K Turaga Abstract Background: Imaging of peritoneal malignancies using conventional cross-sectional imaging is challenging, but accurate assessment of peritoneal disease burden could guide better selection for definitive surgery. Here we demonstrate feasibility of high-resolution, high-contrast magnetic resonance imag ..read more

Advanced Materials 2024 March 26 [Link] Caleb F Anderson, Anand Singh, Tyler Stephens, Chuong D Hoang, Joel P Schneider Abstract Broad size distributions and poor long-term colloidal stability of microRNA-carrying nanoparticles, especially those formed by polyelectrolyte complexation, represent major hurdles in realizing their clinical translation. Herein, peptide design is used alongside optimized flash nanocomplexation (FNC) to produce uniform peptide-based miRNA particles of exceptional stability that display anticancer activity against mesothelioma in vitro and in vivo. Modulating the cont ..read more

Pathobiology 2024 March 25 [Link] Shingo Inaguma, Chengbo Wang, Sunao Ito, Akane Ueki, Jerzy Lasota, Piotr Czapiewski, Renata Langfort, Janusz Rys, Joanna Szpor, Piotr Waloszczyk, Krzysztof Okoń, Wojciech Biernat, Shuji Takiguchi, David S Schrump, Markku Miettinen, Satoru Takahashi Abstract Introduction: Over the past decade, classifications using immune cell infiltration have been applied to many types of tumors; however, mesotheliomas have been less frequently evaluated. Methods: In this study, 60 well-characterized pleural mesotheliomas (PMs) were evaluated immunohistochemically for the cha ..read more

Pathobiology 2024 March 25 [Link] Shingo Inaguma, Chengbo Wang, Sunao Ito, Akane Ueki, Jerzy Lasota, Piotr Czapiewski, Renata Langfort, Janusz Rys, Joanna Szpor, Piotr Waloszczyk, Krzysztof Okoń, Wojciech Biernat, Shuji Takiguchi, David S Schrump, Markku Miettinen, Satoru Takahashi Abstract Introduction: Over the past decade, classifications using immune cell infiltration have been applied to many types of tumors; however, mesotheliomas have been less frequently evaluated. Methods: In this study, 60 well-characterized pleural mesotheliomas (PMs) were evaluated immunohistochemically for the cha ..read more

European Journal of Oncology Nursing 2024 March 15 [Link] Virginia Sherborne, Emily Wood, Catriona R Mayland, Clare Gardiner, Caitlin Lusted, Anna Bibby, Angela Tod, Bethany Taylor, Stephanie Ejegi-Memeh Abstract Purpose: Mesothelioma is an incurable, asbestos-related cancer with a poor prognosis. There is scant evidence about the mental health and well-being impacts on patients and carers living with the illness. This study aimed to investigate mesothelioma’s impact on mental health and well-being and the scale of mental health conditions in patients and informal carers. Methods: A mixed-meth ..read more

British Journal of Cancer 2024 March 22 [Link] Nick Landman, Danielle Hulsman, Jitendra Badhai, Jawahar Kopparam, Julian Puppe, Gaurav Kumar Pandey, Maarten van Lohuizen Abstract Background: More than half of mesothelioma tumours show alterations in the tumour suppressor gene BAP1. BAP1-deficient mesothelioma is shown to be sensitive to EZH2 inhibition in preclinical settings but only showed modest efficacy in clinical trial. Adding a second inhibitor could potentially elevate EZH2i treatment efficacy while preventing acquired resistance at the same time. Methods: A focused drug synergy screen ..read more