Surgical Management of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Impact of Surgery on Survival and Quality of Life—Relation to Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy, and Alternative Therapies

Table 1

Study characteristics: P/D.

Author/year	Center	Period	Design	Chemo	P/D	Rx	F/U
Schipper et al., 2008 [20]	Mayo clinic, USA	1985–2003	Retrospective review; of prospective database	Unknown	44	Unknown	5 years
Luckraz et al. 2010 [21]	University Hospital of Wales, UK	1980–2010	Retrospective review; of prospective database	All referred	90 of which 24 had TMT	All referred	5 years
Flores et al., 2008 [22]	3 cancer centres in USA	1990–2006	Retrospective review	Clinical trial	278	Clinical trial	5 years
Okada et al., 2008 [23]	Single centre, Japan	1986–2006	Retrospective review	None	34	None
Nakas et al., 2008 [26]	Leicester, UK	10 years?when	Retrospective review	33 R and 13 NR	51 radical, 51 nonradical	33 R and 13 NR	4 years
Aziz et al., 2002 [15]	Scotland, single centre	1989–1998	Retrospective review	0	47	0	5 years
Martin-Ucar et al., 2001 [27]	Glenfield, UK	1997–2001	Prospective	0	51	0	1 year
Lang-Lazdunski et al., 2011 [28]	Guy’s and St Thomas, UK	2004–2010	Prospective, observational	36	36	36	5 years
Lang-Lazdunski et al., 2012 [24]	Guy’s and St Thomas, UK	2004–2011	Prospective, observational	54	54	54	5 years
Rena and Casadio 2012 [25]	Single centre, Italy	1998–2009	Retrospective	37	37	37