title: Report of a case of pericardial mesothelioma with liver metastases responding well to pemetrexed and platinum-based chemotherapy.
abstract: Pericardial mesothelioma remains a disease with a bleak prognosis. We report the case of a patient with metastases to liver and good response to pemetrexed and carboplatin-based combination chemotherapy and consequent prolonged progression-free survival.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, New Delhi, India. dcdoval@yahoo.com
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Doval
authors.forename: Shripad B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Vaid
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006147:Guanine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D000068437:Pemetrexed; D010496:Pericardium; D017671:Platinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005971:Glutamates; D017671:Platinum Compounds; D000068437:Pemetrexed; D006147:Guanine