2023
Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) is a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in pleural mesothelioma
Stockhammer P, Baumeister H, Ploenes T, Bonella F, Theegarten D, Dome B, Pirker C, Berger W, Hegedüs L, Baranyi M, Schuler M, Deshayes S, Bölükbas S, Aigner C, Blanquart C, Hegedüs B. Krebs von den Lungen 6 (KL-6) is a novel diagnostic and prognostic biomarker in pleural mesothelioma. Lung Cancer 2023, 185: 107360. PMID: 37713954, DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKrebs von den Lungen-6KL-6 levelsPleural mesotheliomaIndependent validation cohortPM patientsPrognostic biomarkerLungen-6Overall survivalValidation cohortPrimary cell linesHigher KL-6 levelsLower KL-6 levelsChemiluminescence enzyme immunoassayPleural effusion levelsSystemic treatment optionsBetter overall survivalNon-malignant controlsPleural effusion samplesCell line supernatantsMucin-1 glycoproteinCell linesMUC1 mRNA expressionEffusion levelsPleural disordersConsecutive patients
2017
Circulating complement component 4d (C4d) correlates with tumor volume, chemotherapeutic response and survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma
Klikovits T, Stockhammer P, Laszlo V, Dong Y, Hoda MA, Ghanim B, Opitz I, Frauenfelder T, Nguyen-Kim TDL, Weder W, Berger W, Grusch M, Aigner C, Klepetko W, Dome B, Renyi-Vamos F, Oehler R, Hegedus B. Circulating complement component 4d (C4d) correlates with tumor volume, chemotherapeutic response and survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16456. PMID: 29184132, PMCID: PMC5705645, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-16551-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant pleural mesotheliomaNon-malignant pleural diseasePlasma C4d levelsC4d levelsHealthy volunteersInduction chemotherapyMPM patientsPleural mesotheliomaTumor volumeMultivariate Cox regression modelEctopic lymphoid structuresBetter overall survivalCox regression modelHigher tumor volumeNew prognostic biomarkerPlasma C4dOverall survivalProgressive diseaseLymphoid structuresPleural diseaseC4d immunohistochemistryPrognostic biomarkerTumor stromaPatientsChemotherapeutic response