At 12 months, 45/87 (52%) of patients in the VAT-PP cohort were alive compared with 50/88 (57%) patients receiving talc pleurodesis with a median survival of 13.1 and 13.5 months, respectively. Both interventions resulted in significant resolution of pleural effusion with VAT-PP offering 70% resolution at 12 months and talc pleurodesis 77%. Impact on quality of life was assessed using the EQ-5D self report questionnaire. VAT-PP was associated with relatively improved scores at 6 and 12 months of 0.08 points (p=0.042) and 0.22 points (p=0.006), respectively. However, in the domains...]]>