Tsao Anne S, Wistuba Ignacio, Roth Jack A, Kindler Hedy Lee
Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 432, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
J Clin Oncol. 2009 Apr 20;27(12):2081-90. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.19.8523. Epub 2009 Mar 2.
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a deadly disease that occurs in 2,000 to 3,000 people each year in the United States. Although MPM is an extremely difficult disease to treat, with the median overall survival ranging between 9 and 17 months regardless of stage, there has been significant progress over the last few years that has reshaped the clinical landscape. This article will provide a comprehensive discussion of the latest developments in the treatment of MPM. We will provide an update of the major clinical trials that impact mesothelioma treatment in the resectable and unresectable settings, discuss the impact of novel therapeutics, and provide perspective on where the clinical research in mesothelioma is moving. In addition, there are controversial issues, such as the role of extrapleural pneumonectomy, adjuvant radiotherapy, and use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus hemithoracic therapy that will also be addressed in this manuscript.
恶性胸膜间皮瘤(MPM)是一种致命疾病,在美国每年有2000至3000人发病。尽管MPM是一种极难治疗的疾病,无论处于何阶段,总体中位生存期在9至17个月之间,但在过去几年里取得了重大进展,重塑了临床格局。本文将全面讨论MPM治疗的最新进展。我们将介绍影响可切除和不可切除情况下间皮瘤治疗的主要临床试验的最新情况,讨论新型疗法的影响,并展望间皮瘤临床研究的发展方向。此外,本文还将探讨一些有争议的问题,如胸膜外全肺切除术的作用、辅助放疗以及调强放疗与半胸放疗的应用。