Table 1.
Frequency of clinicopathologic characteristics of the 68 patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma whose tumor specimens were included in our study as a discovery cohort.
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| n = 68 | |
| Age, median (range) | 58 years (48–63 years) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 21 (31) |
| Male | 47 (69) |
| Asbestos exposure | |
| No | 31 (46) |
| Yes | 37 (54) |
| Histology types | |
| Epithelioid | 58 (85) |
| Sarcomatoid | 10 (15) |
| Final stage * | |
| III | 58 (85) |
| IV | 10 (15) |
| Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy | |
| Yes | 52 (78.6) |
| No | 16 (21.4) |
| Follow-up | 40 months |
| Overall survival, median (interquartile range) | 15 months (5.3–24.8 months) |
| Vital status | |
| Dead | 44 (62) |
| Alive | 25 (38) |
Note: * World Health Organization classification 2021.