VEGFA and pleural mesothelioma: In vivo, fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) uptake in pleural mesothelioma shows an elevated correlation with glucose transporter 1 (GLUT-1), HIF-1α, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), CD44, and PI3K/mTOR upregulation [113,114,115,116].