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Asbestos-Related Lung Disorder

MedGen UID:
416001
•Concept ID:
C2827467
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonym: Asbestos-Related Lung Disease

Definition

A disorder affecting the lungs due to asbestos exposure. Examples include asbestosis and lung carcinoma. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVAsbestos-Related Lung Disorder

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up(☆).
Popat S, Baas P, Faivre-Finn C, Girard N, Nicholson AG, Nowak AK, Opitz I, Scherpereel A, Reck M; ESMO Guidelines Committee. Electronic address: [email protected]
Ann Oncol 2022 Feb;33(2):129-142. Epub 2021 Nov 30 doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.11.005. PMID: 34861373
Revised Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors for Assessment of Response in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (Version 1.1).
Armato SG 3rd, Nowak AK
J Thorac Oncol 2018 Jul;13(7):1012-1021. Epub 2018 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.04.034. PMID: 29753121
Progress in the Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma in 2017.
McCambridge AJ, Napolitano A, Mansfield AS, Fennell DA, Sekido Y, Nowak AK, Reungwetwattana T, Mao W, Pass HI, Carbone M, Yang H, Peikert T
J Thorac Oncol 2018 May;13(5):606-623. Epub 2018 Mar 8 doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2018.02.021. PMID: 29524617Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Asbestos-associated pulmonary disease.
Caceres JD, Venkata AN
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2023 Mar 1;29(2):76-82. Epub 2023 Jan 11 doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000939. PMID: 36630203
Asbestos-related diseases.
Musk AW, de Klerk N, Reid A, Hui J, Franklin P, Brims F
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2020 Jun 1;24(6):562-567. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.19.0645. PMID: 32553000
Asbestos, Smoking and Lung Cancer: An Update.
Klebe S, Leigh J, Henderson DW, Nurminen M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Dec 30;17(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010258. PMID: 31905913Free PMC Article
Asbestos-related disease.
Jamrozik E, de Klerk N, Musk AW
Intern Med J 2011 May;41(5):372-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02451.x. PMID: 21309996
Asbestos-related lung disease.
O'Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ
Am Fam Physician 2007 Mar 1;75(5):683-8. PMID: 17375514

Diagnosis

Diagnosis of asbestos-related lung diseases.
Harris EJA, Musk A, de Klerk N, Reid A, Franklin P, Brims FJH
Expert Rev Respir Med 2019 Mar;13(3):241-249. Epub 2019 Jan 25 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2019.1568875. PMID: 30648431
Global Asbestos Disaster.
Furuya S, Chimed-Ochir O, Takahashi K, David A, Takala J
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2018 May 16;15(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph15051000. PMID: 29772681Free PMC Article
Asbestos-related pleural disease.
Myers R
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2012 Jul;18(4):377-81. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe. PMID: 22617814
Asbestos-related disease.
Jamrozik E, de Klerk N, Musk AW
Intern Med J 2011 May;41(5):372-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02451.x. PMID: 21309996
Asbestos-related lung disease.
O'Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ
Am Fam Physician 2007 Mar 1;75(5):683-8. PMID: 17375514

Therapy

Asbestos, Smoking and Lung Cancer: An Update.
Klebe S, Leigh J, Henderson DW, Nurminen M
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019 Dec 30;17(1) doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010258. PMID: 31905913Free PMC Article
Immunotherapy for lung cancer.
Steven A, Fisher SA, Robinson BW
Respirology 2016 Jul;21(5):821-33. Epub 2016 Apr 21 doi: 10.1111/resp.12789. PMID: 27101251
Asbestos-related disease.
Jamrozik E, de Klerk N, Musk AW
Intern Med J 2011 May;41(5):372-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02451.x. PMID: 21309996
Asbestos-related lung disease.
O'Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ
Am Fam Physician 2007 Mar 1;75(5):683-8. PMID: 17375514
Asbestos-related diseases.
Mossman BT, Gee JB
N Engl J Med 1989 Jun 29;320(26):1721-30. doi: 10.1056/NEJM198906293202604. PMID: 2659987

Prognosis

Asbestos in Asia.
Leong SL, Zainudin R, Kazan-Allen L, Robinson BW
Respirology 2015 May;20(4):548-55. Epub 2015 Mar 29 doi: 10.1111/resp.12517. PMID: 25819225
Asbestos-related lung disease: a pictorial review.
Norbet C, Joseph A, Rossi SS, Bhalla S, Gutierrez FR
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2015 Jul-Aug;44(4):371-82. Epub 2014 Oct 30 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2014.10.002. PMID: 25444537
Asbestos-related pleuropulmonary diseases: benign and malignant.
Lazarus A, Massoumi A, Hostler J, Hostler DC
Postgrad Med 2012 May;124(3):116-30. doi: 10.3810/pgm.2012.05.2555. PMID: 22691906
Asbestos-related lung disease.
O'Reilly KM, Mclaughlin AM, Beckett WS, Sime PJ
Am Fam Physician 2007 Mar 1;75(5):683-8. PMID: 17375514
Asbestos-related malignancy.
Antman KH
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 1986;6(3):287-309. doi: 10.1016/s1040-8428(86)80059-2. PMID: 3542255

Clinical prediction guides

Lung Cancer Screening in Asbestos-Exposed Populations.
Markowitz SB
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Feb 25;19(5) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19052688. PMID: 35270380Free PMC Article
Sailors and the Risk of Asbestos-Related Cancer.
Lemen RA, Landrigan PJ
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021 Aug 9;18(16) doi: 10.3390/ijerph18168417. PMID: 34444165Free PMC Article
Asbestos in Asia.
Leong SL, Zainudin R, Kazan-Allen L, Robinson BW
Respirology 2015 May;20(4):548-55. Epub 2015 Mar 29 doi: 10.1111/resp.12517. PMID: 25819225
Asbestos-related lung disease: a pictorial review.
Norbet C, Joseph A, Rossi SS, Bhalla S, Gutierrez FR
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2015 Jul-Aug;44(4):371-82. Epub 2014 Oct 30 doi: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2014.10.002. PMID: 25444537
The worldwide pandemic of asbestos-related diseases.
Stayner L, Welch LS, Lemen R
Annu Rev Public Health 2013;34:205-16. Epub 2013 Jan 4 doi: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031811-124704. PMID: 23297667

Recent systematic reviews

Fiber burden and asbestos-related diseases: an umbrella review.
Ramada Rodilla JM, Calvo Cerrada B, Serra Pujadas C, Delclos GL, Benavides FG
Gac Sanit 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):173-183. Epub 2021 Jun 11 doi: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2021.04.001. PMID: 34120777Free PMC Article
Risk of mesothelioma after cessation of asbestos exposure: a systematic review and meta-regression.
Boffetta P, Donato F, Pira E, Luu HN, La Vecchia C
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2019 Oct;92(7):949-957. Epub 2019 Apr 15 doi: 10.1007/s00420-019-01433-4. PMID: 30993422
Diagnostic value of microRNAs in asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma: systematic review and qualitative meta-analysis.
Micolucci L, Akhtar MM, Olivieri F, Rippo MR, Procopio AD
Oncotarget 2016 Sep 6;7(36):58606-58637. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.9686. PMID: 27259231Free PMC Article
Chest CT scan screening for lung cancer in asbestos occupational exposure: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ollier M, Chamoux A, Naughton G, Pereira B, Dutheil F
Chest 2014 Jun;145(6):1339-1346. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-2181. PMID: 24480869
Occupational asbestos exposure and lung cancer--a systematic review of the literature.
Nielsen LS, Bælum J, Rasmussen J, Dahl S, Olsen KE, Albin M, Hansen NC, Sherson D
Arch Environ Occup Health 2014;69(4):191-206. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2013.863752. PMID: 24410115

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