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Clinical trials in malignant pleural mesothelioma in Australasia.

Nowak AK

Department of Medical Oncology, University of Western Australia, 4th Floor, G Block, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia. anowak@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Australasia has a strong record in clinical trials in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), driven by the relatively high incidence of this disease in the region. Two current and three proposed trials in mesothelioma in this region are discussed, covering the diverse clinical scenarios of diagnosis and staging, health-related quality of life, maintenance therapy, prediction of response and combined modality treatment.

Published 13 June 2005 in Lung Cancer, 49: S113-6.
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