Advancements in the Treatment of Mesothelioma
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Translational Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2024 | Viewed by 71
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L’Aquila, Via Vetoio, Coppito 2, 67100 L’Aquila, Italy
Interests: malignant pleural mesothelioma; MPM; therapeutic targets; immunotherapy; chemotherapy; translational oncology
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Dear Colleagues,
Mesothelioma is a rare and fatal tumor. It originates on the mesothelial surfaces of the peritoneum, pleura, and other sites. Over the past twenty years, the combination of pemetrexed with cisplatin has been the only clinically approved first-line chemotherapy. Later, immunotherapy was proposed for the treatment of mesothelioma. Nevertheless, the prognosis remains poor, with an average survival of only 18 months. Therefore, it is urgent to identify novel targets for future therapies in the hope of improving patients’ survival and their quality of life.
The aim of this Special Issue of Biomedicines is to highlight the most recent progress in mesothelioma treatment. We encourage contributions on the topics of current diagnostic approaches, accepted therapies, experimental studies, future innovations, and potential therapies in the future.
Dr. Luciano Mutti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- mesothelioma
- targeted therapy
- diagnostics
- checkpoint inhibitors
- immunotherapy
- chemotherapy
- combination therapy
