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Mesothelioma treatment details. Surgery.

Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.

Survival: monthsCountry:Austria
Toxiciy Grade:City/State/Province:Vienna
Treatments:SurgeryHospital:Medical University of Vienna
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Apr 2008

Description:

Patients: This study involved forty-nine patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. There were 10 women and 39 men, with a median age of 59 years, ranging from 28 to 81.
Some had previously been treated with chemotherapy drugs such as pemetrexed, cisplatin, gemcitabine, carboplatin, and doxorubicin.

Treatment: Patients were treated with surgery, extrapleural pneumonectomy.

Toxicity: Complications from surgery included atrial fibrillation, laryngeal nerve palsy, temporary paraplegia, and stroke.

Results: The median overall survival was 12.4 months (376 days).

Correspondence: Dr. Walter Klepetko





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