GOECP/SEOR clinical guidelines on radiotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

ABSTRACT: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare tumor with poor prognosis and rising incidence. Palliative care is common in MPM as radical treatment with curative intent is often not possible due to metastasis or extensive locoregional involvement. Numerous therapeutic advances have been made in recent years, including the use of less aggressive surgical techniques associated with lower morbidity and mortality (e.g., pleurectomy/decortication), technological advancements in the field of radiotherapy (intensity-modulated radiotherapy, image-guided radiotherapy, stereotactic body radiotherapy, proton therapy), and developments in systemic therapies (chemotherapy and immunotherapy). These improvements have had as yet only a modest effect on local control and survival. Advances in the m

SUBMITTER: Luna J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8394157 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature