1849P Pleural effusion TGF-beta is highly diagnostic and prognostic in malignant pleural mesothelioma
Stockhammer P, Ploenes T, Schuler M, Langer S, Aigner C, Hegedus B. 1849P Pleural effusion TGF-beta is highly diagnostic and prognostic in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v750-v751. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz266.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMalignant pleural mesotheliomaNon-malignant pleural diseaseTGF-β levelsMPM patientsPleural mesotheliomaNon-epithelioid malignant pleural mesotheliomaMultivariate Cox regression modelWorse overall survivalCox regression modelFuture clinical trialsPleural effusion samplesAdvanced diseaseMultimodality treatmentOverall survivalDismal prognosisEpithelioid tumorsPleural effusionPleural diseaseAggressive malignancyClinical trialsPrognostic biomarkerPatientsReliable biomarkersEffusion samplesSignificant negative correlation