Pleurodesis with carboplatin in elderly patients with malignant pleural effusion and lung adenocarcinoma.

• Authors: Takahiko Sasaki, Hiroyasu Yasuda, Katsutoshi Nakayama, Masanori Asada, Shoji Okinaga, Tomoko Suzuki, Motoki Yoshida, Shinsuke Yamanda, Mutsuo Yamaya
• Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (J Am Geriatr Soc) Vol. 54 Issue 4 Pg. 722-3 (Apr 2006) ISSN: 0002-8614 [Print] United States
• PMID: 16686896 (Publication Type: Letter, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Carboplatin

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (therapy)
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Carboplatin (administration & dosage)
• Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung (therapy)
• Female
• Humans
• Lung Neoplasms (therapy)
• Male
• Neoplasm Staging
• Palliative Care (methods)
• Pleural Effusion, Malignant (therapy)
• Pleurodesis
• Treatment Outcome