Precision Therapy for Mesothelioma: Feasibility and New Opportunities
Abstract
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Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Histology, Prognosis, and Molecular Stratification of Therapy
3. Targeting Hippo Pathway Mutations—Disrupting an Oncogenic Pathway?
4. BAP1 Inactivation
5. 9p21.3 Deletion
6. Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK)
7. PTCH-1
8. Conclusions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Dulloo, S.; Bzura, A.; Fennell, D.A. Precision Therapy for Mesothelioma: Feasibility and New Opportunities. Cancers 2021, 13, 2347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13102347
Dulloo S, Bzura A, Fennell DA. Precision Therapy for Mesothelioma: Feasibility and New Opportunities. Cancers. 2021; 13(10):2347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13102347
Chicago/Turabian StyleDulloo, Sean, Aleksandra Bzura, and Dean Anthony Fennell. 2021. "Precision Therapy for Mesothelioma: Feasibility and New Opportunities" Cancers 13, no. 10: 2347. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13102347