[Remission of malignant pleural mesothelioma using high-dose cisplatin in monochemotherapy].
The authors report a case of a malignant mesothelioma of the left main pleura diagnosed by thoracoscopy and treated by pleural talcage followed with four courses of chemotherapy using cisplatin in a dose of 40 mgms/m2 from days 1 to 5 resulting in a near complete remission for one year. Following a review of the literature the authors analyse the potential value of chemotherapy in this type of tumour whose treatment up to the present time has been particularly disappointing.
Service de Pneumologie A, Hôpital Villemin, Nancy.
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D000368:Aged; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D013627:Talc / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013627:Talc; D002945:Cisplatin
Mise en rémission d'un mésothéliome pleural malin par du cisplatine à forte dose en monochimiothérapie.