Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma after radiotherapy may increase overall survival rates, according to a study. However, study authors note that the procedure should only be adopted in ...

Chemical pleurodesis. The surgeon puts a chemical, usually talc, into the pleural space (the space between your lungs and your chest wall.)‌ Mechanical pleurodesis. The surgeon abrades (brushes) the ...

Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) lived 6 months longer, on average, when they had surgery in addition to chemotherapy, a large retrospective analysis showed. The addition of surgery ...

The MARS2 trial put the mesothelioma treatment community off its axis, at least in terms of whether these patients should undergo surgery. The phase III study showed that extended pleurectomy ...

Clinicians frequently rely on expert opinions, which are sometimes later disproven by randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Although surgery can prolong the lives of patients with an aggressive type of cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma, many patients avoid the operation for fear it will degrade their quality of ...

Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Efficacy of Platinum-Free Interval Prolongation in Advanced Ovarian Cancer: The MITO-8, MaNGO, BGOG-Ov1, AGO-Ovar2.16, ENGOT-Ov1, GCIG Study Patients with ...

Randomized Phase II Trial Comparing Bevacizumab Plus Carboplatin and Paclitaxel With Carboplatin and Paclitaxel Alone in Previously Untreated Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer ...

Stage 1 mesothelioma is localized. The cancer is confined to one side of the chest lining or one area of the abdomen and has not spread to lymph nodes or distant organs. At this stage, treatment may ...

This led to an extensive review of the literature, which revealed that other types of amphibole asbestos also cause ...