Factors influencing malignant mesothelioma survival: A retrospective review of the national mesothelioma virtual bank cohort

Waqas Amin, Faina Linkov, Douglas P. Landsittel, Jonathan C. Silverstein, Wiam Bashara, Carmelo Gaudioso, Michael D. Feldman, Harvey I. Pass, Jonathan Melamed, Joseph S. Friedberg, Michael J. Becich

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Abstract

Background: Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is a rare but deadly malignancy with about 3,000 new cases being diagnosed each year in the US. Very few studies have been performed to analyze factors associated with mesothelioma survival, especially for peritoneal presentation. The overarching aim of this study is to examine survival of the cohort of patients with malignant mesothelioma enrolled in the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB). Methods: 888 cases of pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma cases were selected from the NMVB database, which houses data and associated biospecimens for over 1400 cases that were diagnosed from 1990 to 2017. Kaplan Meier’s method was performed for survival analysis. The association between prognostic factors and survival was estimated using Cox Hazard Regression method and using R software for analysis. Results: The median overall survival (OS) rate of all MM patients, including pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma cases is 15 months (14 months for pleural and 31 months for peritoneal). Significant prognostic factors associated with improved survival of malignant mesothelioma cases in this NMVB cohort were younger than 45, female gender, epithelioid histological subtype, stage I, peritoneal occurrence, and having combination treatment of surgical therapy with chemotherapy. Combined surgical and chemotherapy treatment was associated with improved survival of 23 months in comparison to single line therapies. Conclusions: There has not been improvement in the overall survival for patients with malignant mesothelioma over many years with current available treatment options. Our findings show that combined surgical and chemotherapy treatment in peritoneal mesothelioma is associated with improved survival compared to local therapy alone.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1184
JournalF1000Research
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biobanking
  • Cox hazard regression analysis
  • Mesothelioma
  • Risk factor
  • Survival analysis

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