Advanced Malignant Mesothelioma (Stage II, Stage III, and Stage IV)
Treatment of advanced malignant mesothelioma may include the following:
- Surgery to drain fluid that has collected in the chest, to reduce discomfort. Pleurodesis may be done to stop more fluid from collecting in the chest.
- Pleurectomy and decortication, as palliative therapy to relieve symptoms and improve the quality of life.
- Radiation therapy as palliative therapy to relieve pain.
- Chemotherapy with one anticancer drug.
- A clinical trial of combination chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of combinations of surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
- A clinical trial of chemotherapy placed directly into the chest cavity or abdominal cavity to shrink the tumors and keep fluid from building up.
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