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Changing Pattern in Malignant Mesothelioma Survival

Translational 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, Suzanne Howard, Edward A. Levine, Gary Casselman, Mary Hesdorffer, Jill A. Ohar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors influencing malignant mesothelioma survival: a retrospective review of the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank cohort [version 1; referees: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2018
Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare but deadly malignancy with about 3,000 new cases being diagnosed each year in the US.  Very few studies have been performed to analyze factors associated with mesothelioma survival, especially for ...
Waqas Amin, Faina Linkov, Douglas P. Landsittel, Jonathan C. Silverstein, Michael J. Becich   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Treatment of Patients with Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma

, 2022
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare malignancy arising from the serosa of the peritoneal cavity. It is diagnosed based on suspicious findings on cross sectional imaging and a tissue biopsy showing confirmatory histologic and immunohistochemical ...
Timothy Kennedy, Henry Richard Alexander, Claire Y. Li   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Quantitative Assessment of Asbestos Fibers in Normal and Pathological Peritoneal Tissue—A Scoping Review

Life, 2022
Peritoneal tissue is the second most affected site by malignant mesothelioma linked to asbestos exposure. This scoping review aims to summarize the findings of the studies in which asbestos fibers in the peritoneum were quantified by electron microscopy,
Yohama Caraballo-Arias, Carlotta Zunarelli, Paola Caffaro, Francesco Roccuzzo, Mattia Roberto Nocilla, Maria Chiara Imperiale, Clara Romano, Paolo Boffetta, Francesco Saverio Violante   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma as a rare cause of ascites: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2008
Introduction Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare tumor with diagnostic and therapeutic problems. The peritoneum is the second most common site for development of mesothelioma, which in 30–45% of cases is associated with a synchronous pleural mesothelioma ...
Ahmed Iftikhar, Koulaouzidis Anastasios, Iqbal Javaid, Tan Wong C   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photodynamic Therapy-Based Dendritic Cell Vaccination Suited to Treat Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Cancers, 2020
The potential of dendritic cell (DC)-based immunotherapy to treat cancer is, nowadays, well documented. Still, the clinical success of immune checkpoint inhibitors has dampened the interest in anticancer DC vaccination. For highly life-threatening tumors
Natalia Trempolec, B. Doix, Charline Degavre, D. Brusa, C. Bouzin, O. Riant, O. Féron   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Cold atmospheric plasma‐mediated tumor microenvironment remodeling for cancer treatment

BMEMat, EarlyView.
Schematic presentation of CAP‐mediated TME remodeling. This review summarizes recent efforts in cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) application in cancer treatment, highlighting the anticancer potential of CAP, molecular mechanisms, and future perspectives for further improvement and clinical translation.
Israr Khan, Qiujie Fang, Cao Fei, Ziyuan Wang, Zhaowei Chen, Guojun Chen, Zhiming Xu, Shu Xu, Zhitong Chen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma: literature review and update

Autopsy and Case Reports, 2020
Benign multicystic peritoneal mesothelioma (BMPM) is a rare peritoneal tumor diagnosed predominantly in pre-menopausal women. Associated risk factors include endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease in women, and prior abdominal surgery in both ...
M. Chand, J. Edens, T. Lin, I. Anderson, R. Berri   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of mesothelioma in the Chinese population: a multicenter study

Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Background: Mesothelioma is a rare and highly aggressive tumor that causes severe damage. However, there is a lack of systematic reports on the incidence and clinical characteristics of mesothelioma in the Chinese population.
Shengjie Yang, Yue Hao, Ke Wang, Haipeng Xu, Long Huang, Ling Xu, Rui Meng, Bihui Li, Jianhui Huang, Youcai Zhu, Xuefei Shi, Dong Wang, Ziyan Yang, Zhenying Guo, Jingxun Wu, Wenfeng Li, Jianfei Fu, Yinghua Ji, Zongyang Yu, Miao Li, Huijing Feng, Lin Wang, Qing Ji, Wenjun Tang, Zhengbo Song, Chunwei Xu, Qian Wang   +26 more
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Peritoneal malignant mesothelioma with epithelioid type, demonstrating high serum and ascitic KL-6 levels: immunohistochemical analyses

Rare Tumors, 2015
We report a case of KL-6 producing peritoneal malignant mesothelioma. A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital on November 2005 with severe abdominal distention.
Saifun Nahar, Manabu Nakamoto, Akira Hokama, Chiharu Kobashigawa, Masatoshi Kaida, Tetsu Kinjo, Tetsuo Hirata, Nagisa Kinjo, Masanao Saio, Naoki Yoshimi, Yuji Ohtsuki, Jiro Fujita   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source