About this trial
Phase III randomised-controlled trial for patients with unilateral malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM).
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients ≥18 years of age, with biopsy confirmed MPM and histological subtyping (epithelioid or non-epithelioid)
N0 or N1 and M0 disease
Written informed consent
Patient and local/regional MDT opt for active surveillance and deferral of SACT until clinical or radiological progression
Disqualifiers
Presence of metastatic or contralateral disease
Cytological diagnosis and/or undetermined histological subtype
Prior thoracic radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy for MPM
Prior radical surgery for MPM (extrapleural pneumonectomy or extended pleurectomy decortication or pleurectomy decortication)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Proton beam therapy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University College, London
Lead sponsor
Asthma + Lung UK
Collaborator
Mesothelioma UK
Collaborator
University of Sheffield
Collaborator