Therapeutic Strategies to Improve the Treatment of Pleural Mesothelioma

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Pleural mesothelioma is a rare neoplastic disease with aggressive features. Patient survival is poor due to the lack of early symptoms and the absence of effective therapeutic strategies. The development of pleural mesothelioma is mainly associated with asbestos exposure and related chronic inflammation. From a molecular-based perspective, this disease is a heterogeneous tumor lacking actionable alterations. The median overall survival of patients affected by this tumor does not exceed 16 months from diagnosis. Molecular and biochemical approaches have shown that this disease is characterized by resistance to drug-induced apoptosis associated with the activation of cell survival pathways and expression of anti-apoptotic proteins. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop efficient and safe therapeutic strategies. Here, we review the pharmacological options available for the treatment of this disease with specific reference to the antitumor agents used in systemic therapies. In addition, novel pharmacological approaches, such as drug delivery tools, to improve pleural mesothelioma treatment are discussed.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Current medicinal chemistry - (2024) vom: 16. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mirra, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Beretta, Giovanni L [VerfasserIn]
Lisini, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Marcianti, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Spampinato, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Corno, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Costantino, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Corsico, Angelo [VerfasserIn]
Stella, Giulia Maria [VerfasserIn]
Perego, Paola [VerfasserIn]

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Apoptosis
BRCA1-associated protein 1
Drug resistance
Genomic alterations
Journal Article
Nanodelivery.
Pleural mesothelioma
Pleural mesothelioma therapeutic approaches

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Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.2174/0109298673268206240405084558

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NLM371184657