Chemotherapy – Washington University School of Medicine -Treatment Details

Survival: 6.8 months
Toxicity Grade: 5
Treatments: Chemotherapy
Drugs:
Country: United States
City/State/Province: St. Louis, MO
Hospital: Washington University School of Medicine
Journal: Link
Date: 3/2005

 

Description:
Patients: This Phase II study involved 43 patients with advanced mesothelioma. Thirty-nine patients were men and four were women. The median age was 72 years.

Treatment: The treatment consisted of one chemotherapeutic agent: gefitinib.

Toxicity: One patient died during this study of respiratory failure. Grade 3-4 toxicities included dehydration, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting.

Results: The median overall survival was 6.8 months. Twenty-four patients responded to treatment (1 complete response, 1 partial response). However, the authors concluded, “gefitinib was not active in malignant mesothelioma.”

Correspondence: Ramaswamy Govindan

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