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Intraperitoneal chemotherapy for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma [published erratum appears in Eur J Cancer 1991;27(12):1717]
Abstract: 4 patients with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma have been treated with intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the Netherlands Cancer Institute in the recent years. 1 patient achieved a complete remission for 36+ months and another patient had a partial remission that lasted for 10 months. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy alone or in combination with other treatment modalities may yield a response rate of 58% with 24% complete remissions in 70 patients reviewed in the literature. Although these data should be considered with caution because of the heterogenicity of the patient group treated, cisplatin-based intraperitoneal chemotherapy seems to be the best available treatment for malignant peritoneal mesothelioma at present.
Vlasveld LT
Department of Medical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam.
Eur J Cancer
1991, vol. 27, pages 732-734
ENGLAND
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