Pleural resection and pleural infusion chemotherapy for therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma
“Pleural resection and pleural infusion chemotherapy for therapy of malignant pleural mesothelioma”, vol. 13, pp. 483-489, 2014.
, The aim of this study was to evaluate effective treatment methods of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Twenty-three patients with MPM were cured by pleural infusion chemotherapy after surgery. Median survival time and the 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were analyzed on the basis of follow-up. Median survival time of all patients was 15 months (range: 3 to 89 months); the 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were 69.6, 43.5, and 13.0%, respectively.