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The main purpose of this study is to assess whether the study drug anetumab ravtansine is more effective than treatment with vinorelbine in patients with stage IV, mesothelin overexpressing malignant pleural mesothelioma. Efficacy will be measured…
This trial will prospectively test the use of ultrasound imaging and pleural fluid analysis in improving the management of patients with malignant pleural effusion.Primary objective: Establish if the use of TUS before and during the first 24-72…
Primary objective:Investigate whether the use of a digital drainage system leads to a shorter hospital stay in patients with primary pneumothorax, in whom clinical drainage is indicated. Secondary objectives: To investigate whether the use of a…
Pleurodesis with autologous blood may result in shorter length of stay of inpatients who have a chest tube. This study is designed to evaluate its significance in pneumothorax patients.
Primary objective is to investigate whether palliative pleurectomy / decortication after 4-6 courses of standard chemotherapy with cisplatin and pemetrexed will lead to a doubling of the overall survival compared to a control group which will…
To demonstrate that removal of drains exclusively based on digital drainage system data is non-inferior to additional clamping trials regarding recurrent pneumothorax requiring chest tube reinsertion.
To investigate the feasibility of immediate P/D followed by cisplatin/pemetrexed chemotherapy (or carboplatin/pemetrexed chemotherapy) or deferred P/D after cisplatin/pemetrexed chemotherapy (or carboplatin/pemetrexed chemotherapy) in patients with…
Primary Objectives:• To compare progression free survival (PFS) as determined by blinded independent central review (BICR) and overall survival (OS) of nivolumab combined with ipilimumab to pemetrexed plus cisplatin or carboplatin regimen as first…