Efficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in pat...
Efficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MesoVATS): an open-label, randomised, controlled trial
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on behalf of the MesoVATS Collaborators , MesoVATS Collaborators , Rintoul, Robert C, FRCP , Ritchie, Andrew J, FRCS , Edwards, John G, FRCS [CTh] , Waller, David A, FRCS [CTh] , Coonar, Aman S, FRCS [CTh] , Bennett, Maxine, MSc , Lovato, Eleonora, MSc , Hughes, Victoria, PhD , Fox-Rushby, Julia A, Prof and Sharples, Linda D, Prof
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Kidlington: Elsevier Ltd
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Summary Background Malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence continues to rise, with few available evidence-based therapeutic options. Results of previous non-randomised studies suggested that video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy (VAT-PP) might improve symptom control and survival. We aimed to compare efficacy in terms of overall surviva...
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Efficacy and cost of video-assisted thoracoscopic partial pleurectomy versus talc pleurodesis in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MesoVATS): an open-label, randomised, controlled trial
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MesoVATS Collaborators
Rintoul, Robert C, FRCP
Ritchie, Andrew J, FRCS
Edwards, John G, FRCS [CTh]
Waller, David A, FRCS [CTh]
Coonar, Aman S, FRCS [CTh]
Bennett, Maxine, MSc
Lovato, Eleonora, MSc
Hughes, Victoria, PhD
Fox-Rushby, Julia A, Prof
Sharples, Linda D, Prof
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1622614071
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1622614071
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0140-6736
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60418-9
