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Mesothelioma treatment details. Chemotherapy, Surgery.

University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States.

Survival: monthsCountry:United States
Toxiciy Grade:5City/State/Province:Baltimore, MD
Treatments:Chemotherapy, SurgeryHospital:University of Maryland School of Medicine
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Mar 2013

Description:

Patients:
This study involved 211 malignant peritoneal mesothelioma patients with a median age of 52 years and 38.9% were male.

Treatment:
Patients were treated with cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy with a method termed hyperthermic intraoperative peritoneal perfusion of either mitomycin-C or cisplatin.

Toxicities:
There were five deaths during surgery reported for this study. Infection, pulmonary embolism, and vomiting were also reported.

Results:
The median overall survival was 38.4 months.

Correspondence: Dr. H. Richard Alexander, Jr.; email: HRAlexander@smail.umaryland.edu



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