Pleural mesothelioma
Clinicopathologic and Survival Characteristics of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Registered in Hospital Cancer Registry
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare but fatal thoracic tumor, which in the majority of patients is caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos ...
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A pilot study of zoledronic acid in the treatment of patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy with a dismal median survival of <12 months with current ...of mesothelioma cells by different mechanisms: inhibition of mevalonate ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma at a Young Age
... Malignant mesothelioma is a tumor with poor prog- nosis that usually occurs 20-40 years after asbestos ...malignant pleural mesothelioma who did not report any asbestos ...free-flowing pleural ...
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The evolution of the diminishing role of extrapleural pneumonectomy in the surgical management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an uncommon and aggressive thoracic malignancy that is rarely curable, even when multimodality therapy is ...lung-sparing pleural resections such as pleurectomy/ ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Case Report of fatal hemorrhagic pleural effusion
... hemorrhagic pleural effusion. Cytology of pleural fluid was not possible as field was full of ...RBC. Pleural fluid protein was ...of pleural fluid was ...U/L. Pleural fluid culture, TB ...
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Case Report Erionite-associated malignant pleural mesothelioma in Mexico
... Mesothelioma is a rare yet aggressive cancer of the mesothelial cells of the serous mem- branes of the pleural, pericardial, and perito- neal cavities, and less often, the tunica vagina- lis testis. ...
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CK2α, over-expressed in human malignant pleural mesothelioma, regulates the Hedgehog signaling pathway in mesothelioma cells
... 7 mesothelioma cell lines tested showed positive staining in CK2 α and Gli1 ...75 mesothelioma tumors and the 7 mesothelioma cell lines showed that the two protein expression was significantly ...
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Review of pemetrexed in combination with cisplatin for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a resistant form of lung cancer, and its incidence continues to rise in Europe and ...in mesothelioma, and examines in detail the key phase III clinical trial that ...
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MDM2 and HIF1alpha expression levels in different histologic subtypes of malignant pleural mesothelioma: correlation with pathological and clinical data
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive tumor with increasing incidence in industrialized countries because of previous widespread exposure to asbestos and high refractoriness to chemotherapy ...
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Current and prospective pharmacotherapies for the treatment of pleural mesothelioma
... malignant pleural mesothelioma – both pharmacotherapies and other options such as surgery – in addition to discussing prospective novel therapies for the ...
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Malignant pleural mesothelioma: history, controversy and future of a manmade epidemic
... to mesothelioma, paving the way to the current knowledge of the aetiology, epidemiology and biology of malignant pleural ...mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma is one of the most lethal ...
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New and emerging therapeutic options for malignant pleural mesothelioma: review of early clinical trials
... Abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor that is challenging to control. Despite some benefit from using the multimodality-approach (surgery, combination chemotherapy and radiation), ...
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Assessment of new HDAC inhibitors for immunotherapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma
... Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a very rare and highly aggressive cancer of the pleura associated in most cases with asbestos exposure. To date, no really efficient treatments are ...
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Clinical staging of malignant pleural mesothelioma: current perspectives
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a disease with limited therapeutic options, the management of which is still ...International Mesothelioma Interest Group and the International Association for ...
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Current therapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma
... Abstract Mesothelioma is a highly lethal tumor derived from mesothelial cells, and its global incidence is increasing because of widespread exposure of numerous individuals to asbestos in the last 50 ...years. ...
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Pleural mesothelioma: management updates and nursing initiatives to improve patient care
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a relatively rare but aggressive malignancy that is primarily associated with occupational asbestos ...for mesothelioma have expanded, the disease carries a poor ...
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Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Treatment Options and Novel Therapies
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare primary tumor rising from the pleura and is associated with exposure to asbestos ...fibers. Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive disease that usually presents ...
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BTS guideline for the investigation and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
... The key aim of this guideline is to provide detailed, evidence-based guidance for the investigation of suspected malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and the subsequent care and management of individuals ...
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Growth suppressive effect of pegylated arginase in malignant pleural mesothelioma xenografts
... Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) arises from ex- posure to asbestos fibers with a long latency period, which has been a global health problem for the past few ...
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A seven year disease free survivor of malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with hyperthermia and chemotherapy: a case report
... right pleural thickening with small nodular lesions, and video-assisted thoracoscopy revealed tumor invasion of the ipsilateral chest wall ...malignant pleural mesothelioma (sarcomatoid ...
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