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response to treatment
| Complete response | Symptomatic improvement of dsypnoea with complete radiographic resolution of the pleural effusion within 30 days. |
| Partial response | Symptomatic improvement with recurrent pleural effusion that did not require additional thoracocentesis. |
| Treatment failure | Recurrent pleural effusion that required thoracocentesis. |
