Brayton Purcell LLP

Call For A Free Consultation
800-598-0314

Call For A Free Consultation 800-598-0314

Brayton Purcell LLP
  • Home
  • Firm Overview
    • Our Beliefs
      • Giving Back
      • Our Associations And Memberships
      • The Right To Trial By Jury
    • Regions Served
    • Careers
    • Our Employees Pets
    • Press Releases
  • Attorneys
  • Practice Areas
    • Mesothelioma/Asbestos
    • Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
    • Toxic Substances
    • Estate Planning
    • Other Areas Of Practice
  • Court Successes
    • Trial Verdicts
    • Appeals
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Videos
  • Contact
  • Home
  • Firm Overview
    • Our Beliefs
      • Giving Back
      • Our Associations And Memberships
      • The Right To Trial By Jury
    • Regions Served
    • Careers
    • Our Employees Pets
    • Press Releases
  • Attorneys
  • Practice Areas
    • Mesothelioma/Asbestos
    • Personal Injury/Wrongful Death
    • Toxic Substances
    • Estate Planning
    • Other Areas Of Practice
  • Court Successes
    • Trial Verdicts
    • Appeals
  • Testimonials
  • Blog
  • Videos
  • Contact

Swiss study on trimodal therapy for mesothelioma

by Brayton Purcell LLP | Nov 13, 2012 | Mesothelioma

A study out of Switzerland looked the long-term survival of mesothelioma patients who received trimodal therapy and concluded the procedure had mixed results. The patients given trimodal therapy did significantly better in the short-term than those in the palliative care group of the study.

However, the five-year survival rate for those with malignant mesothelioma was only marginally better than those in the palliative group, with a 10 percent rate versus the no survivors in the untreated group.

Trimodal therapy consists of an aggressive use of surgery, known as Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP). EPP involves a “radical surgical technique” that removes the diseased mesothelium, “the pleura, lung, pericardium and hemidiaphragm on the involved side.”

This surgery is accompanied by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. For those who survived the surgery, which is admittedly taxing for the individual, the short-term survival rates were much improved, with 71 percent surviving at the one-year mark, compared to 21 percent, and 28 percent survival at two years, as compared to only 5 percent in the palliative care group.

As the Swiss researchers noted, “However, a significant number of patients are disease-free for a meaningful time and the results are comparable with previously published data and support the hypothesis that EPP in the setting of trimodal therapy possibly achieves a better disease control.”

Tumors reoccurred in most patients, but 6 percent did remain tumor-free after five years. While it is a difficult procedure, for the right patient, it may be a viable treatment strategy. Nonetheless, the researchers suggested study was needed to determine if it was superior to alternative treatments.

Source: Swiss Medical Weekly,

Recent Posts

  • Boiler Room Workers and Asbestos Exposure
  • Mitigating the financial impact of mesothelioma treatments
  • The EPA’s difficulty with data disclosure
  • Judge orders EPA to close loopholes on asbestos-related reporting
  • Department of Veterans Affairs Increases Pension Rate for 2021

Archives

Categories

RSS Feed

Subscribe To This Blog’s Feed

Free Consultation

Take The First Step In Resolving Your Issue. Send Us An Email.

Email Us For A Response

San Francisco
Bay Area Office

222 Rush Landing Road Novato, CA 94945

Novato Office
222 Rush Landing Road
Novato, CA 94945
Toll Free: 800-598-0314
Phone: 415-898-1555
Fax: 415-898-1247

Map & Directions

Southern California
Office

12 28th Street Venice, California 90291

Los Angeles Office
12 28th Street
Venice, California 90291
Toll Free: 800-598-0314
Phone: 415-898-1555
Fax: 415-898-1247

Map & Directions
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow
  • Follow

© 2021 Brayton Purcell LLP. All Rights Reserved.

Disclaimer | Site Map | Privacy Policy | Business Development Solutions by FindLaw, part of Thomson Reuters

Review Us