Comparison of fibulin-3 and mesothelin as markers in malignant mesothelioma

2014144 citationsJournal Articlehybrid Open Access

Authors

Jenette Creaney · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Ian M. Dick · Asbestos Diseases Research Institute

Tarek Meniawy · Asbestos Diseases Research Institute

Su Lyn Leong · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Justine S Leon · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Yvonne Demelker · Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Amanda Segal

Abstract

Soluble mesothelin is a superior diagnostic biomarker for MM compared with fibulin-3, whereas fibulin-3 provides superior prognostic information compared with mesothelin.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational and environmental lung diseases Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Thorax

Volume 69, Issue 10, pp. 895-902

DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205205

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