Research Article

Chemotherapy applications in malign mesothelioma

Volume: 61 Number: 1 March 15, 2022
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Chemotherapy applications in malign mesothelioma

Abstract

Aim: Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy originating from the mesothelial cells. It has a dismal prognosis and median overall survival is 12 months. The most important underlying cause of malign mesothelioma is previous asbestos exposure. In this study, it was aimed to evaluate the demographical features and outcomes of the patients with diagnosis of malign mesothelioma. Materials and Methods: The data of malign mesothelioma patients referred to the department of medical oncology between January 2009 and May 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The data of a total number of 26 patients were obtained. Data were collected from patient files and digital data processing system. Statistical analyze program was used in the evaluation of the data. The distributions were calculated with percentages and medians. Results: The median age of the patients was 65 (33-80) and mean age was 61.8±12.9. Of the patients, eight were male and 18 were female. None of our patients had a history of occupational asbestos exposure. The most common involved site was pleura. There was one mixed, one sarcomatoid and 24 epithelioid malign mesotheliomas. There were four patients with stage 1 disease, one patient with stage 2 disease, seven patients with stage 3 disease, and 14 patients with stage 4 disease. The most preferred first-line treatment was pemetrexed-cisplatin combination and the most common second-line therapy was single agent gemcitabine. Conclusion: In this study, the data of malign mesothelioma patients from an endemic region of Turkey because of asbestos in the soil were evaluated. In light with this data, it was concluded that outcome results were concordant with the literature and treatments appropriate to the literature was performed. Data collection with future studies from different regions will help to prevent disease occurrence and achieving better clinical outcomes with more effective treatment strategies.

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Details

Primary Language

Turkish

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ulaş Işık
0000-0002-4800-1665
Türkiye

Orkun Gündüz
0000-0001-7488-4361
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 15, 2022

Submission Date

February 20, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 12, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 1970 Volume: 61 Number: 1

Vancouver
1.Melih Şimşek, Ulaş Işık, Orkun Gündüz. Malign mezotelyomada kemoterapi uygulamaları. EJM. 2022 Mar. 1;61(1):15-21. doi:10.19161/etd.1085601

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