A phase II study of vincristine in malignant mesothelioma — a negative report
✍ Scribed by Gunnar Mårtensson; Sverre Sörenson
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 192 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
📜 SIMILAR VOLUMES
## BACKGROUND. Gemcitabine has shown activity in patients with less chemosensitive solid tumors. Phase II screening of novel drugs is an accepted method with which to investigate new therapies in malignant mesothelioma. The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Lung Cancer Coo
Cisplatin was given intravenously to 35 evaluable patients with unresectable malignant mesothelioma on Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) Study 8418. Five patients (14.3%) achieved partial response with median response duration of six months (range 2-12 months); eleven patients (31.4%) had stable disea