Predictive and prognostic factors in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Predictive and prognostic factors are of great importance in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. In the following article, the recent knowledge about these factors is presented in order to determine the patients who may benefit most from current experimental therapies.
Baas
Paul
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Department of Thoracic Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p.baas@nki.nl
D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D013539:Simian virus 40 / Q000276:immunology; D013534:Survival
D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor