A new report out of Belgium, published in the Acta Chirugica Belgica studied 101 pleural mesothelioma cases from 2001 to 2015. The study found that the median survival time of 18.3 months. Of the cases studied the survival rates were as follows:
- After 1 Year: 68% of patients were still living
- After 2 Years: 37% of patients were still living
- After 5 Years: 7% of patients were still living
Understanding the TNH system
The staging system is designed for predict outcomes and select treatment protocols based on three factors:
- T – Original tumor size
- N- level of lymph node involvement
- M- Metastases or spread of the cancer
Surgery Versus The Staging System
The results of the study points to the idea that the stage alone may have negligible impact on survival rates. The author of the study reported that “A significant difference in survival was observed in patients undergoing surgery versus no surgery…and treatment with chemotherapy alone versus chemotherapy with surgery.” One of the other significant factors for survival times was whether the patient was a smoker. Smoker tended to have worse treatment outcomes.
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