title: Predictive and prognostic factors in malignant pleural mesothelioma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. p.baas@nki.nl
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baas
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor