Clinical Drug Experience Knowledgebase

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Patient is able to understand and willing to sign a written informed consent document.
Male or female, age >=18 years
ECOG performance status =<2 (ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group)
Resectable MPM (Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma) histologically confirmed (phase I: stage cT1-cT4 cN0-cN3 cM0-cM1 / phase II: stage cT1-cT3 cN0-cN1 cM0) (TNM Tumor staging abbreviations: c = clinical; T = Tumor, N = lymph Nodes, M = Metastases; numbers = quantity)
Only Phase II: Mediastinal staging (cytological or histological)
Only Phase II: Induction chemotherapy (3 or more cycles cisplatin or carboplatin (also in combination with other therapeutic agents)
Patient qualifying for (extended) pleurectomy/decortication ((e)P/D) or extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) for resection of MPM, which has to be assessed during a multidisciplinary tumor board including a thoracic surgeon
Patient must have appropriate organ and bone marrow function as defined: hematologic function: hemoglobin ≥100 g/L, WBC (white blood cell count) ≥3.5 G/L, neutrophils ≥1.5 G/L, thrombocytes ≥100 G/L; liver function: total bilirubin and LDH (lactate dehydrogenase) ≤1.5 x ULN (upper limit of normal); AST (aspartate aminotransferase), ALT (alanine aminotransferase), GGT (gamma glutamyltransferase), and AP (alkaline phosphatase) ≤2.5 x ULN; renal function: creatinine ≤130 μmol/L or, if greater, creatinine clearance ≥60 ml/min/1.73m2.
Patient must have an appropriate blood coagulation for P/D or EPP (Quick-test > 50%, INR (international normalized ratio) <=1.2)
The patient agrees to use an efficient contraceptive treatment up to 3 months after cisplatin application if required (pre-menopausal women and men in a sexually mature age).
Heart and lung function allowing P/D under general anesthesia

Exclusion criteria:

Known or suspected unwillingness of the patient to follow the rules of the protocol
Patient who has not recovered from side effects from prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
Any known hypersensitivity against cisplatin or other platinum containing substances or any other components used for the preparation of the drugs.
Patient must not receive any other investigational agents 4 weeks before treatment and until the end of the observation period (2 months after treatment).
Patient with prior ipsilateral pleurectomy

Only Phase II: Multimodality Prognostic Score (MMPS) > 2:

4 items with a maximum possible score of 4 if the patient presented all four conditions and 0 if none were present: Tumor volume before induction chemotherapy > 500 ml, non-epithelioid histotype in the diagnostic biopsy before induction chemotherapy, CRP (C reactive protein) value > 30 mg/l before induction chemotherapy, and progressive disease after induction chemotherapy according to RECIST criteria

Patient with uncontrolled intercurrent illnesses that would limit the operative procedure of P/D / EPP or compliance with study requirements
Tinnitus impairment of more than severity grade I (slight) evaluated by the tinnitus questionnaire MiniTF12_CH (Mini Tinnitus Fragebogen 12, CH = Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss version)), and/or restricted power of hearing until 4 kHz (kilohertz) confirmed by audiometry, unless age-related presbyacusis in a normal range confirmed by an audiologist.
Known alcohol and/or drug abuse at the time of screening
Pregnant or lactating woman