A Case of Advanced Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment with Chemotherapy and Photodynamic Therapy / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
;
: 36-40, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-34486
ABSTRACT
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive, treatment-resistant, and generally fatal disease. A 68-year-old male who was diagnosed with MPM at another hospital came to our hospital with dyspnea. We advised him to take combination chemotherapy but he refused to take the treatment. That was because he had already received chemotherapy with supportive care at another hospital but his condition worsened. Thus, we recommended photodynamic therapy (PDT) to deal with the dyspnea and MPM. After PDT, the dyspnea improved and the patient then decided to take the combination chemotherapy. Our patient received chemotherapy using pemetrexed/cisplatin. Afterwards, he received a single PDT treatment and then later took chemotherapy using gemcitabine/cisplatin. The patient showed a survival time of 27 months, which is longer than median survival time in advanced MPM patients. Further research and clinical trials are needed to demonstrate any synergistic effect between the combination chemotherapy and PDT.
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Assunto principal:
Fotoquimioterapia
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Pleura
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Tratamento Farmacológico
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Quimioterapia Combinada
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Dispneia
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Mesotelioma
Limite:
Idoso
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Inglês
Revista:
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
Ano de publicação:
2015
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