Protocol for the surgical and large bore procedures in malignant pleural mesothelioma and radiotherapy trial (SMART Trial): an RCT evaluating whether prophylactic radiotherapy reduces the incidence of procedure tract metastases

INTRODUCTION: Patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) may develop painful ‘procedure tract metastasis’ (PTM) at the site of previous pleural interventions. Prophylactic radiotherapy has been used to minimise this complication; however, three small randomised trials have shown conflicting...

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Autores principales: Clive, Amelia O, Wilson, Paula, Taylor, Hazel, Morley, Anna J, de Winton, Emma, Panakis, Niki, Rahman, Najib, Pepperell, Justin, Howell, Timothy, Batchelor, Timothy J P, Jordan, Nikki, Lee, Y C Gary, Dobson, Lee, Maskell, Nick A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
Materias:
Respiratory Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25575875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006673

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4289725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25575875
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006673

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