TY - JOUR
T1 - ERS/ESTS/EACTS/ESTRO guidelines for the management of malignant pleural mesothelioma
AU - Scherpereel, Arnaud
AU - Opitz, Isabelle
AU - Berghmans, Thierry
AU - Psallidas, Ioannis
AU - Glatzer, Markus
AU - Rigau, David
AU - Astoul, Philippe
AU - Bolukbas, Servet
AU - Boyd, Jeanette
AU - Coolen, Johan
AU - Bondt, Charlotte De
AU - Ruysscher, Dirk De
AU - Durieux, Valerie
AU - Faivre-Finn, Corinne
AU - Fennell, Dean
AU - Galateau-Salle, Francoise
AU - Greillier, Laurent
AU - Hoda, Mir Ali
AU - Klepetko, Walter
AU - Lacourt, Aude
AU - McElnay, Phil
AU - Maskell, Nick A.
AU - Mutti, Luciano
AU - Pairon, Jean-Claude
AU - Schil, Paul Van
AU - Meerbeeck, Jan P. van
AU - Waller, David
AU - Weder, Walter
AU - Cardillo, Giuseppe
AU - Putora, Paul Martin
N1 - Funding Information:
Support statement: This work was supported by the European Respiratory Society, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
Funding Information:
This work was supported by the European Respiratory Society, European Society of Thoracic Surgeons, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery and the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology. Funding information for this article has been deposited with the Crossref Funder Registry.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
PY - 2020/6/11
Y1 - 2020/6/11
N2 - The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)/European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) task force brought together experts to update previous 2009 ERS/ESTS guidelines on management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare cancer with globally poor outcome, after a systematic review of the 2009-2018 literature. The evidence was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. The evidence syntheses were discussed and recommendations formulated by this multidisciplinary group of experts. Diagnosis: pleural biopsies remain the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis, usually obtained by thoracoscopy but occasionally via image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy in cases of pleural symphysis or poor performance status. Pathology: standard staining procedures are insufficient in similar to 10% of cases, justifying the use of specific markers, including BAP-1 and CDKN2A (p16) for the separation of atypical mesothelial proliferation from MPM. Staging: in the absence of a uniform, robust and validated staging system, we advise using the most recent 2016 8th TNM (tumour, node, metastasis) classification, with an algorithm for pre-therapeutic assessment. Monitoring: patient's performance status, histological subtype and tumour volume are the main prognostic factors of clinical importance in routine MPM management. Other potential parameters should be recorded at baseline and reported in clinical trials. Treatment: (chemo)therapy has limited efficacy in MPM patients and only selected patients are candidates for radical surgery. New promising targeted therapies, immunotherapies and strategies have been reviewed. Because of limited data on the best combination treatment, we emphasise that patients who are considered candidates for a multimodal approach, including radical surgery, should be treated as part of clinical trials in MPM-dedicated centres.
AB - The European Respiratory Society (ERS)/European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS)/European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS)/European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) task force brought together experts to update previous 2009 ERS/ESTS guidelines on management of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), a rare cancer with globally poor outcome, after a systematic review of the 2009-2018 literature. The evidence was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. The evidence syntheses were discussed and recommendations formulated by this multidisciplinary group of experts. Diagnosis: pleural biopsies remain the gold standard to confirm the diagnosis, usually obtained by thoracoscopy but occasionally via image-guided percutaneous needle biopsy in cases of pleural symphysis or poor performance status. Pathology: standard staining procedures are insufficient in similar to 10% of cases, justifying the use of specific markers, including BAP-1 and CDKN2A (p16) for the separation of atypical mesothelial proliferation from MPM. Staging: in the absence of a uniform, robust and validated staging system, we advise using the most recent 2016 8th TNM (tumour, node, metastasis) classification, with an algorithm for pre-therapeutic assessment. Monitoring: patient's performance status, histological subtype and tumour volume are the main prognostic factors of clinical importance in routine MPM management. Other potential parameters should be recorded at baseline and reported in clinical trials. Treatment: (chemo)therapy has limited efficacy in MPM patients and only selected patients are candidates for radical surgery. New promising targeted therapies, immunotherapies and strategies have been reviewed. Because of limited data on the best combination treatment, we emphasise that patients who are considered candidates for a multimodal approach, including radical surgery, should be treated as part of clinical trials in MPM-dedicated centres.
KW - PHASE-II TRIAL
KW - GERMLINE BAP1 MUTATIONS
KW - OCCUPATIONAL ASBESTOS EXPOSURE
KW - STAGING PROJECT PROPOSALS
KW - FORTHCOMING 8TH EDITION
KW - PALLIATIVE RADIATION-THERAPY
KW - PEGYLATED ARGININE DEIMINASE
KW - FLUORO-EDENITIC COMPOSITION
KW - WORLD-HEALTH-ORGANIZATION
KW - PROGRESSION-FREE SURVIVAL
U2 - 10.1183/13993003.00953-2019
DO - 10.1183/13993003.00953-2019
M3 - Article
C2 - 32451346
SN - 0903-1936
VL - 55
JO - European Respiratory Journal
JF - European Respiratory Journal
IS - 6
M1 - 1900953
ER -