Vita Emanuele, Stefani Alessio, Di Salvatore Mariantonietta, Chiappetta Marco, Lococo Filippo, Margaritora Stefano, Tortora Giampaolo, Bria Emilio
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy.
Medical Oncology, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy.
J Clin Med. 2021 May 25;10(11):2290. doi: 10.3390/jcm10112290.
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy characterized by very poor prognosis and lack of treatment options. Immunotherapy has rapidly emerged as an effective tool for MPM, particularly for tumors of non-epithelioid histology. At the same time, comprehensive genomic sequencing may open the way to new-generation targeted-drugs able to hit specific MPM molecular vulnerabilities. These innovations will possibly enrich, but also dramatically complicate, the elucidation of treatment algorithms. Multidisciplinary integration is urgently needed.
恶性胸膜间皮瘤(MPM)是一种罕见的恶性肿瘤,其特点是预后极差且缺乏治疗选择。免疫疗法已迅速成为治疗MPM的有效手段,尤其是对于非上皮样组织学类型的肿瘤。与此同时,全面的基因组测序可能为能够针对MPM特定分子弱点的新一代靶向药物开辟道路。这些创新可能会丰富治疗算法的阐释,但也会使其显著复杂化。迫切需要多学科整合。