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Long‐term survival in peritoneal mesothelioma the role of radiotherapy and combined modality treatment
Author(s) -
Lederman Gilbert S.,
Recht Abram,
Herman Terence,
Osteen Robert,
Corson Joseph,
Antman Karen H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19870601)59:11<1882::aid-cncr2820591107>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal mesothelioma , debulking , mesothelioma , radiation therapy , surgery , chemotherapy , abdomen , radiology , cancer , ovarian cancer , pathology
Ten patients with peritoneal mesothelioma were treated at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy between 1968 and 1985. Six of the ten patients remained free of disease at 19+ to 78+ months after diagnosis. The six patients received sequential surgical debulking, combination chemotherapy, and whole‐abdomen irradiation. Four patients not treated with this multimodality approach died with disease. This approach may have an impact on the natural course of peritoneal mesothelioma, and warrants further study.