1. Clinical Features and Treatment Outcome of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
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Mencoboni, Manlio, Filiberti, Rosa A., Taveggia, Paola, Grosso, Federica, Pasello, Giulia, Del Corso, Lisette, Muzio, Alberto, Polo, Valentina, Zucali, Paolo, Ceresoli, Giovanni L., Soto Parra, Hector J., Auriati, Laura, and Simonassi, Claudio
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MESOTHELIOMA ,ONCOLOGY ,CANCER chemotherapy ,RADIOTHERAPY ,TUMORS - Abstract
Background: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a problematic condition due to poor prognosis and difficulties in management. We evaluated the treatment and outcome of 378 mesothelioma patients referred to 6 Italian Oncology Departments. Methods: Demographic and clinical data were collected. Treatment was assessed in terms of chemotherapy (line of treatment, pemetrexedbased regimen, other therapies), surgery, and radiotherapy. Response to therapy, progression-free survival, and overall survival were evaluated. Results: 36 and 342 patients received best supportive care and active treatment, respectively; 86 patients underwent surgery, and 26 received trimodal therapy. Disease control after firstline chemotherapy was achieved in 74.2% of patients (75.7% in patients treated with pemetrexed combined with other drugs and 69% with pemetrexed as monotherapy). The disease control rate was 82.6% in pemetrexed re-challenged individuals. Median survival time was 11.6 months with supportive care, 16.2 months with chemotherapy only, 32.4 months with surgery plus chemotherapy, and 47.2 months with trimodal therapy. A more favorable prognosis was observed in responders to first-line therapy who were then actively treated with second-line (24.8 vs. 11.8 months in non-responders, p < 0.001) and third-line chemotherapy (28.9 vs. 17.8 months in non-responders, p = 0.005). Conclusion: Mesothelioma patients benefited from chemotherapy alone only when retreated in the second line after response to first-line therapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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