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Objective: To examine baseline characteristics associated with survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Methods: 122 patients with histologically proven malignant pleural mesothelioma during the period 2000–2010 were studied. Survival was evaluated by the Kaplan-Meier method with the logrank test. Cox regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratios for possible prognostic factors.

Results: 105 (86%) patients had complete survival follow-up; 91 died and 14 (13.3%) were alive at the end of the observation period starting from the day of diagnosis. The median survival was 286 days (95% confidence interval: 212–359). Talc pleurodesis was performed in 59 patients, and 17 had surgical interventions (2 chest wall resections, 2 extrapleural pneumonectomies, and 13 decortications). Chemotherapy was used in 41 patients, port-site radiation in 68, and combined therapy in 26. Cox …