Multimodality treatment of pleural mesothelioma

David D Shersher; Michael J Liptay

doi:10.1016/j.soc.2012.12.004

Multimodality treatment of pleural mesothelioma

Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Apr;22(2):345-55. doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2012.12.004. Epub 2012 Dec 29.

Authors

David D Shersher¹, Michael J Liptay

Affiliation

¹ Thoracic Oncology Program, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.

PMID: 23453339
DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2012.12.004

Abstract

Although the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma has been refined during the past two decades, overall survival from this rather uncommon disease is still extremely poor. Here we review the current multimodal diagnostic and treatment options for patients with mesothelioma and discuss promising new experimental concepts in this disease.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Clinical Trials as Topic
Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Mesothelioma / therapy*
Pleural Neoplasms / therapy*