Mesothelioma

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In a non-surgical candidate, would you consider adding radiotherapy sequenced with chemotherapy at any point? Or do you reserve it for palliative purp...

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How are you choosing between ipilimumab/nivolumab versus platinum/pemetrexed for unresectable epithelioid mesotheliomas?

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How would you counsel a patient regarding possibility of ovarian preservation at time of surgery for malignant mesothelioma initially discovered in a myomectomy specimen and involving peritoneal surfaces?

Patient is 34yo and G0 referred from surgical oncology. Laparoscopic specimens of myoma and what appeared to be adhesions were significant for maligna...

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Is carboplatin/pemetrexed as effective as cisplatin/pem in treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma in a patient with contraindication to cisplatin?

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Is there evidence of clinical benefit to proceeding with partial pleurectomy / decortication over palliative chemotherapy with BSC (pleurex catheter, pleurodesis) in a patient with mesothelioma who is not a candidate for extra-pleural pneumectomy?

What factors influence your decisions to offer neoadjuvant chemotherapy?

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