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NF2/merlin in hereditary neurofibromatosis 2 versus cancer: biologic mechanisms and clinical associations. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Inactivating germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene NF2 cause the hereditary syndrome neurofibromatosis 2, which is characterized by the development of neoplasms of the nervous system, most notably bilateral vestibular schwannoma.
Angelo, Laura S   +2 more
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Changing Pattern in Malignant Mesothelioma Survival

open access: yesTranslational Oncology, 2015
Survival for mesothelioma has been shown to be poor, with marginal improvement over time. Recent advances in the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of mesothelioma may impact therapy to improve survival that may not be evident from available ...
Jennifer Faig   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prismatic to asbestiform offretite from Northern Italy. Occurrence, morphology and crystal-chemistry of a new potentially hazardous zeolite [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
A multi-methodological approach, based upon field investigation, morphological characterization, chemical analysis and structure refinement was applied to different samples of fibrous offretite, a new potentially hazardous zeolite recently discovered in ...
Arcangeli, Pierluca   +6 more
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Malignant Peritoneum Mesothelioma with Hepatic Involvement: A Single Institution Experience in 5 Patients and Review of the Literature

open access: yesGastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma with invasion of the liver is an invariably fatal disease. We aimed to clarify the characteristics of malignant peritoneal mesothelioma cases with liver involvement. The clinical presentation, computed tomography images,
Shan-shan Su   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary pericardial mesothelioma presenting as constrictive pericarditis [PDF]

open access: yesArchive of Oncology, 2005
Primary pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare and lethal cardiac tumor. We report an autopsy case of a primary pericardial mesothelioma in a 52-year-old man.
Karadžić Radovan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

SYSTEMS-2: a randomised phase II study of radiotherapy dose escalation for pain control in malignant pleural mesothelioma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
SYSTEMS-2 is a randomised study of radiotherapy dose escalation for pain control in 112 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Standard palliative (20Gy/5#) or dose escalated treatment (36Gy/6#) will be delivered using advanced radiotherapy ...
Alexander, L.   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

The therapeutic potential of the novel ribonuclease ranpirnase (Onconase®) in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma

open access: yesOncology Reviews, 2011
Ribonucleases are a superfamily of RNA-cleaving enzymes that can be cytotoxic since the cleavage of RNA makes its information indecipherable. Ranpirnase is a novel ribonuclease which preferentially degrades tRNA, thus leading to an inhibition of protein ...
Luciano Mutti, Giovanni Gaudino
doaj   +2 more sources

In Vitro and in vivo anti-tumoral effects of the flavonoid apigenin in malignant mesothelioma [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a tumor arising from mesothelium. MM patients' survival is poor. The polyphenol 4',5,7,-trihydroxyflavone Apigenin (API) is a "multifunctional drug". Several studies have demonstrated API anti-tumoral effects.
Andrea Modesti   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Relations between approved platinum drugs and non-coding RNAs in mesothelioma

open access: yesNon-coding RNA Research, 2018
Malignant mesothelioma diseases feature an increasing risk due to their severe forms and their association with asbestos exposure. Platinum(II) complexes such as cisplatin and carboplatin are clinically approved for the therapy of mesothelioma often in ...
Bernhard Biersack
doaj   +1 more source

Introduction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Contains fulltext : 190586.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)20 ...
Devos, Isabelle, Janssens, Angélique
core   +3 more sources

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