Schelch, Karin https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8742-1737
Maach, Nadine
Hashim, Muhammad
Zitta, Benjamin
Kirchhofer, Dominik
Timelthaler, Gerald
Solta, Anna
Emminger, Dominik
Kopatz, Verena https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7512-1398
Hoda, Mir A.
Berger, Walter https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0014-1658
Aigner, Clemens https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7787-991X
Dome, Balazs https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8799-8624
Reid, Glen
Grusch, Michael https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5486-9340
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds der Stadt Wien für innovative interdisziplinäre Krebsforschung
Austrian Science Fund (T 1062-B33)
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan
Article History
Received: 4 March 2025
Revised: 8 August 2025
Accepted: 22 August 2025
First Online: 4 September 2025
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Tissue specimens from PM and normal pleura were collected at the Medical University of Vienna in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Tissue collection and analysis and establishment of cell cultures has been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Medical University of Vienna (EK #904/2009) and all patients have provided informed consent.