Pretreatment elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase as a significant prognostic factor in malignant mesothelioma

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Authors

Mingwei Zhang · Fujian Medical University

Abstract

A negative association was observed between high LDH levels and poor overall survival in the current study. Our findings suggest that pretreatment LDH level could serve as a useful predictor of prognosis in patients with malignant mesothelioma.

Topics & Keywords

Occupational and environmental lung diseases Medical Imaging and Pathology Studies Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: Medicine

Volume 95, Issue 52, pp. e5706-e5706

DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000005706

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