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Radiation – Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital – Treatment Details
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Patients: This study involved 43 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. Only a subset of patients were administered the radiotherapy treatment.
Treatment: The treatment consisted of a single-dose of radiotherapy to prevent the metastasis that often takes place (i.e. 19% of the time) in the chest wall after a thoracoscopy. Toxicity: Toxicities were described as mild with nothing over grade 1. Results: There was no statistical difference in metastasis between the patients that received the radiotherapy, and those that did not. The overall median survival was 8.7 months. Correspondence: Dr. S. Bydder |