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Adv Respir Med
; 87(5): 289-297, 2019.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31680229
RESUMO
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is arare disease with apoor prognosis. The main therapeutic options for MPM include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy (RT). Although multimodality therapy has been reported to improve survival, not every medically operable patient is able to undergo all recommended therapy. With improvements in surgical techniques and systemic therapies, as well as advancements in RT, there has been apotential new paradigm in the management of this disease. In this review, we discuss the current literature on MPM management and propose afunctional treatment algorithm.
Assuntos
Algoritmos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/terapia , Mesotelioma/terapia , Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapêutico , Quimioterapia Adjuvante , Terapia Combinada , Humanos , Neoplasias Pulmonares/mortalidade , Mesotelioma/mortalidade , Mesotelioma Maligno , Estadiamento de Neoplasias , Prognóstico , Taxa de Sobrevida , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Torácicos
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