Malignant Mesothelioma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pathologically diagnosed malignant mesothelioma patients. 2. Patients with pleural effusion, which is derived from malignant tumor other than malignant mesothelioma. 3. Patients with benign pleural effusion 4. Healthy volunteers
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who refuse to participate in the study 2. Any patient found to be not applicable by an examiner
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ability of prognostic prediction and correlations with IMIG classification, existing tumor markers, and inflammatory factors of HMGB1 and its isoforms | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Ability of prognosis prediction, correlations with IMIG classification, existing tumor markers, and inflammatory factors | — |
Countries
Japan,North America
Contacts
Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine Department of Pulmonology