Table 2.
Comparison of clinical parameters between patients undergoing surgery within multimodality treatment (MMT) or other treatment approaches
| MMT (n = 76) |
Other approaches (n = 134) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Gender (male) | 57 | 75 | 110 | 82.1 | NS |
| Mean age | 60 years (±11.3) | 71 years (±9.1) | 0.001 | ||
| Mean Karnofsky index | 87.7 | 83.2 | 0.017 | ||
| Asbestos exposure | 39 | 51.3 | 70 | 52.2 | – |
| Histology | |||||
| Epithelioid Biphasic Sarcomatoid Not specified |
62 8 3 3 |
81.6 10.6 3.9 3.9 |
79 20 13 22 |
59 14.9 9.7 16.4 |
0.001 |
| IMIG Staging | |||||
| I II III IV |
12 15 17 11 |
15.8 19.7 22.4 14.5 |
14 8 23 50 |
10.4 6 17.2 37.3 |
0.001 |
NS not significant, IMIG International Mesothelioma Interest Group, MMT multimodality treatment