Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS 2): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial comparing (extended) pleurectomy decortication versus no (extended) pleurectomy decortication for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Lim E, Darlison L, Edwards J, Elliott D, Fennell DA, Popat S, Rintoul RC, Waller D, Ali C, Bille A, Fuller L, Ionescu A, Keni M, Kirk A, Koh P, Lau K, Mansy T, Maskell NA, Milton R, Muthukumar D, Pope T, Roy A, Shah R, Shamash J, Tasigiannopoulos Z, Taylor P, Treece S, Ashton K, Harris R, Joyce K, Warnes B, Mills N, Stokes EA, Rogers C, MARS 2 Trialists

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038892
Published: 2020 Sep 1
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038892,
  title = {Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS 2): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial comparing (extended) pleurectomy decortication versus no (extended) pleurectomy decortication for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.},
  author = {Lim E and Darlison L and Edwards J and Elliott D and Fennell DA and Popat S and Rintoul RC and Waller D and Ali C and Bille A and Fuller L and Ionescu A and Keni M and Kirk A and Koh P and Lau K and Mansy T and Maskell NA and Milton R and Muthukumar D and Pope T and Roy A and Shah R and Shamash J and Tasigiannopoulos Z and Taylor P and Treece S and Ashton K and Harris R and Joyce K and Warnes B and Mills N and Stokes EA and Rogers C and MARS 2 Trialists},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038892},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038892}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS 2): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial comparing (extended) pleurectomy decortication versus no (extended) pleurectomy decortication for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
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AU  - Darlison L
AU  - Edwards J
AU  - Elliott D
AU  - Fennell DA
AU  - Popat S
AU  - Rintoul RC
AU  - Waller D
AU  - Ali C
AU  - Bille A
AU  - Fuller L
AU  - Ionescu A
AU  - Keni M
AU  - Kirk A
AU  - Koh P
AU  - Lau K
AU  - Mansy T
AU  - Maskell NA
AU  - Milton R
AU  - Muthukumar D
AU  - Pope T
AU  - Roy A
AU  - Shah R
AU  - Shamash J
AU  - Tasigiannopoulos Z
AU  - Taylor P
AU  - Treece S
AU  - Ashton K
AU  - Harris R
AU  - Joyce K
AU  - Warnes B
AU  - Mills N
AU  - Stokes EA
AU  - Rogers C
AU  - MARS 2 Trialists
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E, L., L, D., J, E., D, E., DA, F., S, P., RC, R., D, W., C, A., A, B., L, F., A, I., M, K., A, K., P, K., K, L., T, M., NA, M., R, M., D, M., T, P., A, R., R, S., J, S., Z, T., P, T., S, T., K, A., R, H., K, J., B, W., N, M., EA, S., C, R., & Trialists, M. 2. (2020). Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery 2 (MARS 2): protocol for a multicentre randomised trial comparing (extended) pleurectomy decortication versus no (extended) pleurectomy decortication for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038892

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