Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Dissecting heterogeneity in malignant pleural mesothelioma through histo-molecular gradients for clinical applications

  • Yuna Blum,
  • Clément Meiller,
  • Lisa Quetel,
  • Nabila Elarouci,
  • Mira Ayadi,
  • Danisa Tashtanbaeva,
  • Lucile Armenoult,
  • François Montagne,
  • Robin Tranchant,
  • Annie Renier,
  • Leanne de Koning,
  • Marie-Christine Copin,
  • Paul Hofman,
  • Véronique Hofman,
  • Henri Porte,
  • Françoise Le Pimpec-Barthes,
  • Jessica Zucman-Rossi,
  • Marie-Claude Jaurand,
  • Aurélien de Reyniès,
  • Didier Jean

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09307-6
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Here, the authors show MPM is heterogeneously composed of epithelioid and sarcomatoid components and their proportions associate with prognosis and could inform therapeutic strategies.