Combined modality treatment of peritoneal mesotheliomas.
Five patients with peritoneal mesothelioma were treated with a multimodality approach consisting of debulking surgery, ip chemotherapy, and whole-abdomen irradiation. Chemotherapy included cisplatin and doxorubicin; radiation was given by an open-field technique. Three patients remain disease free at 46, 60, and 61 months after diagnosis. This treatment approach may serve as a model for common tumors characterized by abdominal carcinomatosis.
Lederman
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GS
Joint Center for Radiation Therapy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Recht
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Herman
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Osteen
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Corson
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Antman
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KH
D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000628:therapy*; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*