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Prognostic Score of Long-Term Survival After Surgery for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: A Multicenter Analysis

Friday, September 4, 2015

Submitted by

Mark Ferguson

Source

Source Name: Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Source URL: http://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975%2815%2900714-6/abstract

Author(s)

Giovanni Leuzzi, Federico Rea, Lorenzo Spaggiari, Giuseppe Marulli, Isabella Sperduti, Gabriele Alessandrini, Monica Casiraghi, Pietro Bovolato, Gianluca Pariscenti, Marco Alloisio, Maurizio Infante, Vittore Pagan, Paolo Fontana, Alberto Oliaro, Enrico Ruffini, Giovanni Battista Ratto, Giacomo Leoncini, Rocco Sacco, Felice Mucilli, Francesco Facciolo

This study used a multicenter cohort in Italy to identify prognostic indicators for 3-year survival in patients who had undergone extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for mesothelioma. 23% lived 3 years or longer. This survival was related to age, epitheliod histology, lack of asbestos exposure, and involved LN ratio. A risk score for survival was developed based on these factors.