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Intrapleural mitoxantrone for the palliative treatment of malignant pleural effusions

✍ Scribed by Manuel Morales; Maria del Carmen Expósito

Book ID
104742051
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1995
Tongue
English
Weight
230 KB
Volume
3
Category
Article
ISSN
0941-4355

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✦ Synopsis

A group of 21 patients with malignant pleural effusions were treated with the instillation of 40 mg mitoxantrone intrapleurally, after complete fluid drainage. There was a 100% complete response rate with no toxic effects (0%). The mean survival of the patients was 57.1 weeks.

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