Malignant pleural mesothelioma: treatment patterns and humanistic burden of disease in Europe.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive and rare tumour with poor prognosis. Most patients are diagnosed with advanced disease and there is a paucity of data on the humanistic burden of MPM in terms of impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and activity. This study examined real-world treatment patterns and humanistic disease burden of MPM in Europe.

Methods

Physicians abstracted demographic/clinical characteristics and treatment data from MPM-patient medical records; MPM patients self-completed a questionnaire including symptoms, 3-level-EQ-5D questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Lung Cancer Symptom Scale for Mesothelioma (LCSS-Meso), and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire.

Results

Physicians (n

SUBMITTER: Moore A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9229520 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature