Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Pleurectomy Decortication and Hyperthermic Intraoperative Chemotherapy (HITHOC) for Early-Stage Epitheliod Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma—A Prospective Report

Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Pleurectomy Decortication and Hyperthermic Intraoperative Chemotherapy (HITHOC) for Early-Stage Epitheliod Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma—A Prospective Report

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive disease with poor prognosis and the current treatment for early-stage MPM is based on a multimodality therapy regimen involving platinum-based chemotherapy preceding or following surgery. To enhance the cytoreductive role of surgery, some peri- o...

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Main Authors: Stefano Bongiolatti, Francesca Mazzoni, Ottavia Salimbene, Enrico Caliman, Carlo Ammatuna, Camilla E. Comin, Lorenzo Antonuzzo, Luca Voltolini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
epithelioid malignant pleural mesothelioma
pleurectomy and decortication
hyperthermic intraoperative thoracic chemotherapy
overall survival
disease-free survival
progression-free survival
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/23/5542

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