Induction chemotherapy, extrapleural pneumonectomy, and adjuvant radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma: experience of Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals

Purpose The treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) remains controversial. We present a prospective study of patients treated at our institution with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP), and radical radiotherapy. Methods Patients with MPM who were eligible for EPP an...

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Veröffentlicht in:	General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2012-05, Vol.60 (5), p.289-296
Hauptverfasser:	Bille, Andrea, Belcher, Elizabeth, Raubenheimer, Hilgard, Landau, David, Cane, Paul, Spicer, James, Lang-Lazdunski, Loïc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Chemotherapy Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Disease Progression Female Humans Kaplan-Meier Estimate London Male Mediastinoscopy Medicine Medicine & Public Health Mesothelioma Mesothelioma - diagnosis Mesothelioma - drug therapy Mesothelioma - mortality Mesothelioma - radiotherapy Mesothelioma - surgery Mesothelioma - therapy Middle Aged Multimodal Imaging Neoadjuvant Therapy Neoplasm Staging Original Article Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis Pleural Neoplasms - drug therapy Pleural Neoplasms - mortality Pleural Neoplasms - radiotherapy Pleural Neoplasms - surgery Pleural Neoplasms - therapy Pneumonectomy Pneumonectomy - adverse effects Pneumonectomy - mortality Positron-Emission Tomography Predictive Value of Tests Prospective Studies Radiation therapy Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Surgery Surgical Oncology Surgical outcomes Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Time Factors Tomography Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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