Malignant pleural mesothelioma: A retrospective analysis of clinicopathological and survival data.

Background:   The aim of this study was to analyze the clinicopathological features of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and evaluate the therapeutic measures offered to patients with MPM and their impact on survival.

Methods:   Data was retrospectively collected from the medical records of 304 patients who presented to the Department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Ain Shams University between January 2003 and December 2008.

Results:   The mean age of patients was 52.

Prognostic value of serum level of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 in metastatic breast cancer patients.

Previous studies indicated that interleukins may stimulate cancer cells growth and contribute to loco regional relapse as well as metastasis. The aim in this study was to investigate the level of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in metastatic breast cancer patients and find out the relation between the levels of these cytokines and the clinical out come of patients and to predict the value of these cytokines as independent prognostic factors. The present study was carried out on 40 women divided into two groups; the first group included 30 patients diagnosed as having metastatic breast cancer.