How I treat malignant pleural mesothelioma
Open Access
- 1 January 2019
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Elsevier BV in ESMO Open
- Vol. 4 (Suppl 2), e000669
- https://doi.org/10.1136/esmoopen-2019-000669
Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive malignancy mostly associated with occupational asbestos exposure. Prognosis is poor and only highly selected patients may benefit from aggressive surgical management, also as part of a multimodal approach. In advanced disease, the combination of pemetrexed and platinum remains the only established treatment, while efficacy evidence of second line chemotherapy is lacking. Thus, a deeper knowledge of biology of the disease and more effective treatments are urgently needed. Refer to specialised centres with multidisciplinary expertise is mandatory, as well as inclusion of patients in clinical trials is advisable whenever possible. In all stages of disease focus on symptoms control is paramount.Keywords
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