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ReviewTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2026

Immunotherapy advances in pleural mesothelioma.

Annie L Zhang, Melinda L Hsu

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Review in Therapeutic advances in medical oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Annie L ZhangUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, Cleveland, OH, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3316-666X
Melinda L HsuUniversity Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0200-1579

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that carries a poor prognosis. This malignancy has had few therapeutic advances prior to the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors. Immunotherapy is now a cornerstone of first-line treatment for pleural mesothelioma and has been shown to provide clinical benefit for relapsed or refractory patients treated with prior chemotherapy. This review article will discuss key immunotherapy trials in the scientific literature, along with challenges in the application of this therapy. We will also discuss future areas of immunotherapy research in the treatment of mesothelioma.

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checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapylung cancermedical oncologynovel therapies

Identifiers

PMID41696561
PMCPMC12905100

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