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Malignant Mesothelioma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Special Category
Malignant Neoplasm
Malignant Mesothelioma

Cancer Family

Malignant Mesothelioma

CI-CAN-00000240Explore in graph →

Top-level96 active trials4 approved drugs11 evidence items

NCIt: C4456
ICD-10: C45
DOID: 1790
MeSH: D000086002
MeSH: D008654
Other: 1 more code

Overview
Statistics369
Survival
Genomics1
Variants & evidence11
Drugs11
Trials478
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness6 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (data present)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (data present)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A malignant neoplasm that arises from mesothelial cells, usually in the pleura or peritoneum. It is associated with exposure to asbestos.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Malignant NeoplasmCancer Family
Mesothelial NeoplasmCancer Family

Children (8)

ncit

Asbestos-Related Malignant Mesothelioma
Diffuse Malignant Mesothelioma5 sub
Mesothelioma In Situ1 sub
Ovarian Malignant Mesothelioma
Paratesticular Malignant Mesothelioma3 sub
Pericardial Malignant Mesothelioma
Peritoneal Malignant Mesothelioma3 sub
Pleural Malignant Mesothelioma2 sub

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Data not yet available

No anatomical site linked yet.

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00000240
Entity type: Cancer Family
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 3
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

28 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

478 / 96

Publications (all / 5y)

16,779 / 2,145

Evidence items

11

Genes / variants

100 / 11

Drugs (any / approved)

11 / 4

Genomic cohorts

1

Epidemiology / survival obs.

369 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (14)

Mesotheliomadisplay · CancerIndex top-level set
Mesotheliomamesh_heading · MeSH
Mesothelioma, Malignantmesh_heading · MeSH
Malignant Mesothelial Neoplasmsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Mesothelial Tumorsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Mesotheliomasynonym · CIViC
Malignant Mesotheliomassynonym · MeSH
Malignant Neoplasm of Mesotheliumsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Neoplasm of the Mesotheliumsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of Mesotheliumsynonym · NCIt
Malignant Tumor of the Mesotheliumsynonym · NCIt
MESOTHELIOMA, MALIGNANTsynonym · NCIt
Mesotheliomassynonym · MeSH
Mesothelioma, unspecifiedsynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

US deaths2,114countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #22 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
US new cases2,709countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #27 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)
US age-standardized mortality0.5per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #17 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)
Active trials96countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #25 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Recruiting trials55countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #25 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Curated evidence items11countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #21 of 28 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Publications, last 12 months289countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #26 of 36 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)
Genomic cohorts1countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #24 of 27 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · top-level cancers)

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants