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Dramatic tumour response to pemetrexed single-agent in an elderly patient with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma: a case report
BACKGROUND: To date, there is no standard treatment for unresectable malignant peritoneal mesothelioma; either best supportive care or systemic chemotherapy with palliative intent are accepted options. CASE PRESENTATION: Here, we report the case of a 79-year old patient with malignant peritoneal mes...
Autores principales: | Fasola, Gianpiero, Puglisi, Fabio, Follador, Alessandro, Aita, Marianna, Di Terlizzi, Silvia, Belvedere, Ornella |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2006
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1764904/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17176466 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-6-289 |
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