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Mesothelioma treatment details. Chemotherapy.

IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Genoa, Italy.

Survival: monthsCountry:Italy
Toxiciy Grade:4City/State/Province:Genoa
Treatments:ChemotherapyHospital:IST Istituto Nazionale per la Ricerca sul Cancro
Drugs:Journal:Link
Date:Nov 2001

Description:

Patients: This study involved 11 patients with inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma. None of the patients had been administered chemotherapy before.

Treatment: The treatment consisted of two chemotherapy drugs, oxaliplatin (eloxatin) and raltitrexed.

Toxicity: Grade 3 or 4 toxicities included gastrointestinal, diarrhea, asthenia, neurotoxicity, and transaminase elevation.

Results: Overall survival was not discussed, but the median time to progression (when the cancers grew) was 16.5 weeks.

Correspondence: Dr. Roberto Maisano




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