(Singapore, September 11, 2023, 10:05 a.m. SGT) – Extended pleurectomy decortication combined with chemotherapy is associated with worse survival outcomes, a higher incidence of serious adverse events ...

Extended pleurectomy decortication combined with chemotherapy is associated with worse survival outcomes, a higher incidence of serious adverse events, and a diminished quality of life compared to ...

Randomized phase 2 study of maintenance pemetrexed (Pem) versus observation (Obs) for patients (pts) with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) without progression after first-line chemotherapy: Cancer ...

DENVER – Patients with early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, may be eligible for aggressive multi-modality therapy involving surgery, ...

Role of Radiotherapy in Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor in Young Children: Results of the German HIT-SKK87 and HIT-SKK92 Trials Sixty-one patients were prospectively registered.

The research, published this month in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, offers a modern, data-driven counterpoint to the widely debated Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS2) trial, which raised ...

Chest tube drainage is the first step in the management of complicated pleural effusions that have turned into empyema. In cases where adequate drainage cannot be provided or deloculation is required, ...

The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the need for a greater biological understanding ...