Taken Together: Effective Multimodal Approaches for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Taken Together: Effective Multimodal Approaches for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.
Thorac Surg Clin. 2020 Nov;30(4):481-487
Authors: Song KJ, Flores RM, Wolf AS
Abstract
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive, deadly cancer often requiring input from multiple medical disciplines. Treatment has evolved over the last several decades with increasing evidence and ongoing advances in chemotherapy, radiation, and immunotherapy; however, no standard treatment regimen has yet been defined. Regardless of the overall strategy, surgery remains the foundation of treatment to remove macroscopic disease, and preservation of lung parenchyma via extended pleurectomy/decortication may be preferable to extrapleural pneumonectomy.
PMID: 33012435 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Song KJ, Flores RM, Wolf AS Tags: Thorac Surg Clin Source Type: research
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