title: Malignant pleural mesothelioma: the standard of care and challenges for future management.
abstract: This review addresses the management of MPM. In an introductory section, the etiology, epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis and staging of MPM will be reviewed. The evidence was collected by a systematic analysis of the literature (2000-2009) using the databases Medline (National Library of Medicine, USA), Embase (Elsevier, Netherlands), Cochrane Library (Great Britain), National Guideline Clearinghouse (USA), HTA Database (International Network of Agencies for Health Technology Assessment - INAHTA), NIH database (USA), International Pleural Mesothelioma Program - WHOLIS (WHO Database) with the following keywords and filters: pleura, cancer, mesothelioma, guidelines, treatment, surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, palliation, supportive care, pleurodesis, review.
authors.affiliation: Long Oncologisch Netwerk Gent (LONG), Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000 Gent, Belgium. jan.vanmeerbeeck@ugent.be
authors.forename: Jan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: van Meerbeeck
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scherpereel
authors.forename: Veerle F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Surmont
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D059039:Standard of Care