Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology

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Asia Pac J Clin Oncol · Apr 2018

Intensity modulated radiation therapy after extra-pleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural mesothelioma is feasible without fatal pulmonary toxicity and provides good survival.

To analyze patterns of failure, toxicity, relapse-free survival (RFS), and overall survival (OS) in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy following extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). ⋯ Intensity-modulated radiation therapy following EPP for MPM resulted in RFS and OS comparable to the published literature without significant toxicity.

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