title: Local therapy of malignant pleural effusion with mitoxantrone.
abstract: Twelve patients received intrapleural instilments of the cytostatic agent mitoxantrone in a total dosage of 30 mg for locoregional palliative therapy of malignant pleural effusion. Effusion could be stopped for a mean period of 3.2 months in 11 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Steglitz Medical Center, Free University of Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Torsten
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Opri
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weitzel
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008942:Mitoxantrone