title: A novel concept of treatment of diffuse or multiple pleural tumors by boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT).
abstract: Two patients, one with malignant pleural mesothelioma and one with a malignant short spindle cell tumor, received boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT). In each case, the tumors regressed or remained stable in size for 3-6 months following BNCT. No acute or late adverse events higher than grade 2 were observed.
authors.affiliation: Particle Radiation Oncology Research Center, Research Reactor Institute, Kyoto University, Kumatori-cho, Sennan-gun, Osaka, Japan. msuzuki@rri.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumada
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Masunaga
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kinashi
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maruhashi
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001896:Boron Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D001896:Boron Compounds