Treatment patterns among patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma: An Italian, population-based nationwide study.

Annalisa TramaClaudia ProtoDiego SignorelliMarina C GarassinoGiuseppe Lo RussoMonica GanzinelliArsela PrelajCarolina MensiManuela GangemiValerio GennaroElisabetta ChelliniAdele CaldarellaItalo F AngelilloValeria AscoliCristiana PascucciGiovanna TagliabueRosanna CusimanoFrancesca BellaFabio FalciniEnzo MerlerGiuseppe MasanottiAntonio ZiinoMaria MichiaraGemma GolaCinzia StorchiLucia MangoneMaria F VitaleClaudia CirilliRosario TuminoTiziana ScuderiAnna C FanettiSilvano PifferMarcello TiseoGemma GattaLaura Bottanull null

Published in: Thoracic cancer (2020)

Differences in MPM clinical management are not explained by the age, stage, histology nor by the availability of a thoracic surgery department. Limited expertise for MPM contribute to explaining the unequal access to appropriate care for MPM patients in Italy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
thoracic surgery
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
palliative care
prognostic factors
combination therapy