Table 1.
Clinico‐pathological and epidemiologic characteristics of the Inserm series of MPM patients. EP, extrapleural pneumonectomy; PD, pleurectomy with decortication; AR, atypical resection.
| Patients (n = 266) | |
|---|---|
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 203 (76) |
| Female | 63 (24) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median ± SD | 69.0 ± 10.9 |
| Range | 20–91 |
| Histology, n (%) | |
| Epithelioid | 201 (78) |
| Biphasic | 30 (12) |
| Sarcomatoid | 21 (8) |
| Desmoplastic | 5 (2) |
| Lymphohistiocytoid | 2 (1) |
| Asbestos exposure, n (%) | |
| Exposed | 186 (81) |
| Nonexposed | 45 (19) |
| Tobacco consumption, n (%) | |
| Smoker | 142 (55) |
| Nonsmoker | 116 (45) |
| Stage IMIG, n (%) | |
| I | 5 (2) |
| II | 32 (14) |
| III | 99 (45) |
| IV | 86 (39) |
| Surgical treatment, n (%) | |
| EP | 70 (26) |
| PD | 36 (14) |
| AR | 8 (3) |
| None | 152 (57) |
| Chemotherapy treatment, n (%) | |
| Yes | 189 (77) |
| No | 56 (23) |
| Survival status, n (%) | |
| Deceased patients | 204 (82) |
| Alive patients | 46 (18) |
| Survival (months) | |
| Median | 19.8 |
| Range | 0.1–178.3 |