title: Phase II trial of high-dose cisplatin in patients with malignant mesothelioma.
abstract: Twenty-five patients with advanced malignant mesothelioma were treated in a phase II trial with high-dose cisplatin (DDP). All patients had measurable or evaluable disease. Seven patients had received prior chemotherapy. DDP (120 mg/m2) with mannitol and prehydration was given every 4 weeks for two doses and then every 6 weeks. Of 24 patients evaluable for response, three had partial responses (3, 3+, and 9 months; response rate, 13%; 95% confidence limits, 4%-31%) and one had minor response. All responses occurred in previously untreated patients. High-dose DDP has modest activity in malignant mesothelioma.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin