[Remission of malignant pleural mesothelioma using high-dose cisplatin in monochemotherapy].

Abstract

The authors report a case of a malignant mesothelioma of the left main pleura diagnosed by thoracoscopy and treated by pleural talcage followed with four courses of chemotherapy using cisplatin in a dose of 40 mgms/m2 from days 1 to 5 resulting in a near complete remission for one year. Following a review of the literature the authors analyse the potential value of chemotherapy in this type of tumour whose treatment up to the present time has been particularly disappointing.

• Authors: O Ménard, J Seigneur, P Lamy
• Journal: Revue des maladies respiratoires (Rev Mal Respir) Vol. 8 Issue 4 Pg. 413-4 ( 1991) ISSN: 0761-8425 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Mise en rémission d'un mésothéliome pleural malin par du cisplatine à forte dose en monochimiothérapie.
• PMID: 1924981 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article, Review)

Chemical References

• Talc
• Cisplatin

Topics

• Aged
• Cisplatin (administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Humans
• Male
• Mesothelioma (drug therapy, radiotherapy)
• Pleural Neoplasms (drug therapy, radiotherapy)
• Remission Induction
• Talc (therapeutic use)