Clinical need

The clinical challenge

Similar presentation makes mesothelioma hard to identify1-3
Mesothelioma can be difficult to distinguish from other cancers, particularly in the absence of a single specific and reliable marker2.

  • Lung cancers can vary substantially in appearance and differentiation from microscopic field to field3.
  • The diagnostic value of antibodies and immunohistochemical panels is still under debate2.
  • Pathological diagnosis often suffers from significant interobserver variability3.

A better diagnostic method is needed
Significant shortcomings are associated with the methods currently used to diagnose mesothelioma2,3. Pathologists and physicians need a better way to diagnose patients and develop treatment plans in a timely fashion.

Introducing a sensitive and accurate diagnostic test—miRview™ meso
miRview™ meso is a cutting-edge, microRNA-based molecular diagnostic tool that provides physicians and pathologists with a clear, distinct diagnosis in patients with mesothelioma. It differentiates mesothelioma from other cancers of the lung and pleura with:

  • Accuracy
  • Speed
  • Simple interpretation
  • Quantitative analysis
  • Objective results
  • Cutting-edge molecular biology

  1. Klebe S, Mahar A, Henderson DW, Roggli VL. Malignant mesothelioma with heterologous elements: clinicopathological correlation of 27 cases and literature review. Mod Pathol. 2008;21(9):1084-1094.
  2. Marchevsky AM. Application of immunohistochemistry to the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2008;132(3):397-401.
  3. Stang A, Pohlabeln H, Müller KM, Jahn I, Giersiepen K, Jöckel KH. Diagnostic agreement in the histopathological evaluation of lung cancer tissue in a population-based case-control study. Lung Cancer. 2006;52(1):29-36.