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Table 3 Comparison of the 1-, 3- and 5-year CSS rate between adult and elderly MPM patients

From: Clinical-pathological characteristics and prognostic factors for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma in the elderly

 

Number

Death toll

Median survival time(months)

1-year CSS rate (%)

3-year CSS rate (%)

5-year CSS rate (%)

 < 65a

827

569

19

58.41

36.96

29.30

 ≥ 65a

665

549

6

36.18

18.68

12.53

P valueb

   

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

 < 0.001

  1. Significant P values shown in bold
  2. MPM, malignant peritoneal mesothelioma; CSS, cancer-specific survival
  3. arefers to the age recorded at the time of MPM diagnosis; b refers to the comparison of cause specific survival rate