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Malignant pleural mesothelioma

MedGen UID:
208810
Concept ID:
C0812413
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Malignant mesothelioma of pleura
SNOMED CT: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (254645002); Malignant mesothelioma of pleura (254645002)
 
HPO: HP:0100002
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0005112

Definition

A malignant mesothelioma originating from cells of the pleura (the thin layer of mesothelium lining the lungs). Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of mesothelioma. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Janes SM, Alrifai D, Fennell DA
N Engl J Med 2021 Sep 23;385(13):1207-1218. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra1912719. PMID: 34551230
Asciak R, George V, Rahman NM
Eur Respir Rev 2021 Mar 31;30(159) Epub 2021 Jan 19 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0226-2020. PMID: 33472960Free PMC Article
Scherpereel A, Opitz I, Berghmans T, Psallidas I, Glatzer M, Rigau D, Astoul P, Bölükbas S, Boyd J, Coolen J, De Bondt C, De Ruysscher D, Durieux V, Faivre-Finn C, Fennell D, Galateau-Salle F, Greillier L, Hoda MA, Klepetko W, Lacourt A, McElnay P, Maskell NA, Mutti L, Pairon JC, Van Schil P, van Meerbeeck JP, Waller D, Weder W, Cardillo G, Putora PM
Eur Respir J 2020 Jun;55(6) Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00953-2019. PMID: 32451346

Curated

NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines®) Mesothelioma: Pleural, 2023

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Strange CD, Shroff GS, Ahuja J, Vlahos I, Benveniste MFK, Truong MT
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 2021 Dec;42(6):542-551. Epub 2021 May 8 doi: 10.1053/j.sult.2021.04.011. PMID: 34895610
Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2021 Jan;33(1):80-86. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000697. PMID: 33186182
Scherpereel A, Mazieres J, Greillier L, Lantuejoul S, Dô P, Bylicki O, Monnet I, Corre R, Audigier-Valette C, Locatelli-Sanchez M, Molinier O, Guisier F, Urban T, Ligeza-Poisson C, Planchard D, Amour E, Morin F, Moro-Sibilot D, Zalcman G; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup
Lancet Oncol 2019 Feb;20(2):239-253. Epub 2019 Jan 16 doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30765-4. PMID: 30660609
Ascoli V, Murer B, Nottegar A, Luchini C, Carella R, Calabrese F, Lunardi F, Cozzi I, Righi L
Pathologica 2018 Mar;110(1):12-28. PMID: 30259910
Zalcman G, Mazieres J, Margery J, Greillier L, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Molinier O, Corre R, Monnet I, Gounant V, Rivière F, Janicot H, Gervais R, Locher C, Milleron B, Tran Q, Lebitasy MP, Morin F, Creveuil C, Parienti JJ, Scherpereel A; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Lancet 2016 Apr 2;387(10026):1405-1414. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01238-6. PMID: 26719230

Diagnosis

Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2021 Jan;33(1):80-86. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000697. PMID: 33186182
Hung YP, Chirieac LR
Thorac Surg Clin 2020 Nov;30(4):367-382. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2020.08.007. PMID: 33012427
Anevlavis S, Froudarakis ME
Clin Respir J 2018 Mar;12(3):839-847. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/crj.12597. PMID: 27997741
Klepetko W
Wien Klin Wochenschr 2016 Sep;128(17-18):609-10. doi: 10.1007/s00508-016-1039-0. PMID: 27457871
Raja S, Murthy SC, Mason DP
Curr Oncol Rep 2011 Aug;13(4):259-64. doi: 10.1007/s11912-011-0177-9. PMID: 21573909

Therapy

Peters S, Scherpereel A, Cornelissen R, Oulkhouir Y, Greillier L, Kaplan MA, Talbot T, Monnet I, Hiret S, Baas P, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Zhang X, Hu N, Balli D, Spires T, Zalcman G
Ann Oncol 2022 May;33(5):488-499. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.01.074. PMID: 35124183
Baas P, Scherpereel A, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Peters S, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Jahan T, Antonia S, Oulkhouir Y, Bautista Y, Cornelissen R, Greillier L, Grossi F, Kowalski D, Rodríguez-Cid J, Aanur P, Oukessou A, Baudelet C, Zalcman G
Lancet 2021 Jan 30;397(10272):375-386. Epub 2021 Jan 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32714-8. PMID: 33485464
Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2021 Jan;33(1):80-86. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000697. PMID: 33186182
Zalcman G, Mazieres J, Margery J, Greillier L, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Molinier O, Corre R, Monnet I, Gounant V, Rivière F, Janicot H, Gervais R, Locher C, Milleron B, Tran Q, Lebitasy MP, Morin F, Creveuil C, Parienti JJ, Scherpereel A; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Lancet 2016 Apr 2;387(10026):1405-1414. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01238-6. PMID: 26719230
Vogelzang NJ, Rusthoven JJ, Symanowski J, Denham C, Kaukel E, Ruffie P, Gatzemeier U, Boyer M, Emri S, Manegold C, Niyikiza C, Paoletti P
J Clin Oncol 2003 Jul 15;21(14):2636-44. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2003.11.136. PMID: 12860938

Prognosis

Hunter-Schlichting D, Kelsey KT, Demmer R, Patel M, Bueno R, Christensen B, Fujioka N, Kolarseri D, Nelson HH
PLoS One 2021;16(8):e0254136. Epub 2021 Aug 12 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254136. PMID: 34383785Free PMC Article
Mencoboni M, Filiberti RA, Taveggia P, Grosso F, Pasello G, Del Corso L, Muzio A, Polo V, Zucali P, Ceresoli GL, Soto Parra HJ, Auriati L, Simonassi C
Oncol Res Treat 2017;40(6):364-369. Epub 2017 May 9 doi: 10.1159/000464410. PMID: 28472807
Chen SE, Pace MB
Am J Health Syst Pharm 2012 Mar 1;69(5):377-85. doi: 10.2146/ajhp110281. PMID: 22345416
Ho L, Sugarbaker DJ, Skarin AT
Cancer Treat Res 2001;105:327-73. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1589-0_13. PMID: 11224994
Vigneswaran WT, Stefanacci PR
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2000 Oct;1(4):299-302. doi: 10.1007/s11864-000-0045-6. PMID: 12057155

Clinical prediction guides

Peters S, Scherpereel A, Cornelissen R, Oulkhouir Y, Greillier L, Kaplan MA, Talbot T, Monnet I, Hiret S, Baas P, Nowak AK, Fujimoto N, Tsao AS, Mansfield AS, Popat S, Zhang X, Hu N, Balli D, Spires T, Zalcman G
Ann Oncol 2022 May;33(5):488-499. Epub 2022 Feb 3 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.01.074. PMID: 35124183
Sinn K, Mosleh B, Hoda MA
Curr Opin Oncol 2021 Jan;33(1):80-86. doi: 10.1097/CCO.0000000000000697. PMID: 33186182
Oehl K, Vrugt B, Opitz I, Meerang M
Int J Mol Sci 2018 May 30;19(6) doi: 10.3390/ijms19061603. PMID: 29848954Free PMC Article
Anevlavis S, Froudarakis ME
Clin Respir J 2018 Mar;12(3):839-847. Epub 2017 Jan 11 doi: 10.1111/crj.12597. PMID: 27997741
Zalcman G, Mazieres J, Margery J, Greillier L, Audigier-Valette C, Moro-Sibilot D, Molinier O, Corre R, Monnet I, Gounant V, Rivière F, Janicot H, Gervais R, Locher C, Milleron B, Tran Q, Lebitasy MP, Morin F, Creveuil C, Parienti JJ, Scherpereel A; French Cooperative Thoracic Intergroup (IFCT)
Lancet 2016 Apr 2;387(10026):1405-1414. Epub 2015 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01238-6. PMID: 26719230

Recent systematic reviews

Hung YP, Chirieac LR
Thorac Surg Clin 2020 Nov;30(4):367-382. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2020.08.007. PMID: 33012427
Scherpereel A, Opitz I, Berghmans T, Psallidas I, Glatzer M, Rigau D, Astoul P, Bölükbas S, Boyd J, Coolen J, De Bondt C, De Ruysscher D, Durieux V, Faivre-Finn C, Fennell D, Galateau-Salle F, Greillier L, Hoda MA, Klepetko W, Lacourt A, McElnay P, Maskell NA, Mutti L, Pairon JC, Van Schil P, van Meerbeeck JP, Waller D, Weder W, Cardillo G, Putora PM
Eur Respir J 2020 Jun;55(6) Epub 2020 Jun 11 doi: 10.1183/13993003.00953-2019. PMID: 32451346
Faccioli E, Bellini A, Mammana M, Monaci N, Schiavon M, Rea F
Expert Rev Respir Med 2020 Jan;14(1):67-79. Epub 2019 Nov 13 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2020.1688147. PMID: 31674841
Abdel-Rahman O, Elsayed Z, Mohamed H, Eltobgy M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2018 Jan 8;1(1):CD012605. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012605.pub2. PMID: 29309720Free PMC Article
Arnold DT, De Fonseka D, Hamilton FW, Rahman NM, Maskell NA
Br J Cancer 2017 Mar 14;116(6):731-741. Epub 2017 Feb 7 doi: 10.1038/bjc.2017.22. PMID: 28170372Free PMC Article

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