Treatment Results

Survival Patients Toxicity Treatment Hospital Country Date
29.2
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 3 Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
 Center Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil France 6/2002
26.8
months 		Pleural mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute United States 7/2008
26.0
months 		Mesothelioma 3 Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
Radiation
Surgery
 University of Pisa Italy 12/2006
23.0
months 		MPM 5 Chemotherapy
Surgery
 University Hospital Zurich Switzerland 4/2007
23.0
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 3 Biologic therapy
Surgery
 New York University School of Medicine United States 8/2008
18.1
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 5 Radiation
Surgery
 University of California, San Francisco United States 12/2002
18.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 3 Immunotherapy
 Hopital de la Conception France 11/1998
17.8
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 5 Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
 Medical University of Lubeck Germany 3/2003
16.8
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
Radiation
Surgery
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center United States 6/2009
15.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 3 Immunotherapy
 Ospedale S. Spirito Italy 2/2001
14.8
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Newcastle General Hospital United Kingdom 8/2002
14.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Ospedale 'Villa Scassi' Italy 12/2007
14.0
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 5 Surgery
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center United States 3/2008
13.1
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
Surgery
 Brigham and Women's Hospital United States 8/2009
13.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Alternative
Chemotherapy
 University of Turin Italy 4/2003
13.0
months 		Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
Surgery
 Brigham and Women's Hospital United States 4/2006
12.7
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Istituto Clinico Humanitas Italy 3/2006
12.7
months 		MPM 4 Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
 C. Forlanini Hospital Italy 1/2005
12.4
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma Surgery
 Medical University of Vienna Austria 4/2008
12.1
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 5 Alternative
Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago, Cancer Research Center United States 7/2003
12.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 3 Radiation
Surgery
 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center United States 3/2003
11.2
months 		MPM 5 Chemotherapy
 Emory University School of Medicine United States 5/2005
11.2
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Australia 8/2002
10.6
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 St Bartholomew's Hospital United Kingdom 12/2000
10.5
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 3 Biologic therapy
Chemotherapy
 The Royal Marsden Hospital United Kingdom 2/2002
10.3
months 		Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Cardarelli Hospital Italy 5/2009
10.1
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Institut Gustave Roussy France 1/2003
10.1
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Dana Farber Cancer Institute United States 3/2008
10.0
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 National University Hospital, Rigshospitalet Denmark 4/1999
10.0
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Radiation
Surgery
 Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center United States 10/2001
10.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 5 Biologic therapy
Surgery
 The Netherlands Cancer Institute Netherlands 10/2001
9.7
months 		Advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Medical University of Gdansk Poland 4/2008
9.6
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago Medical Center United States 11/1999
9.6
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Charing Cross Hospital United Kingdom 5/2008
9.5
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Leeds General Infirmary United Kingdom 5/2008
9.4
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 University Hospital Rotterdam Netherlands 2/2002
9.3
months 		MPM 5 Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago United States 6/2005
9.3
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
Immunotherapy
 Istituto Clinico Humanitas Italy 8/2001
9.3
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Alternative
Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago, Cancer Research Center United States 7/2003
9.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 2 Immunotherapy
 St. Bartholomew's Hospital United Kingdom 1/2001
8.8
months 		MPM 4 Chemotherapy
 St. Bartholomew's Hospital United Kingdom 2/2005
8.8
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 University Hospital Vrije Universiteit Netherlands 11/1997
8.7
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 1 Radiation
 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Australia 7/2004
8.5
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center United States 8/2000
8.2
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Erasmus Medical Center Netherlands 4/2002
8.0
months 		Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 University of Turin Italy 4/2003
7.6
months 		MPM 3 Biologic therapy
 Netherlands Cancer Institute Netherlands 5/2005
7.0
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 3 Chemotherapy
 The Netherlands Cancer Institute Netherlands 2/2003
7.0
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Columbia University United States 7/2003
6.8
months 		Advanced mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Washington University School of Medicine United States 3/2005
6.6
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago Medical Center United States 11/1999
6.0
months 		Unresectable Malignant Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 Alfacell Corp. United States 1/2002
5.8
months 		Malignant pleural mesothelioma 4 Biologic therapy
 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute United States 6/2008
4.9
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center United States 5/2004
4.8
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 Scripps Clinic United States 11/2001
4.7
months 		Malignant Mesothelioma 5 Chemotherapy
 University of Chicago Medical Center United States 2/2001
3.2
months 		MPM 3 Chemotherapy
 San Matteo University Hospital Italy 6/2005
N/R Mesothelioma 3 Alternative
 University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center United States 3/2001
N/R MPM 4 Biologic therapy
 Erasmus Medical Center Netherlands 2/2005
? Mesothelioma 4 Immunotherapy
 Memorial Hermann Hospital United States 12/2002
? Mesothelioma 4 Biologic therapy
 Massachusetts General Hospital United States 2/2001
? Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro Italy 11/2001
? Mesothelioma 4 Chemotherapy
 University of Minnesota Medical School United States 1/2002

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