Improved survival after introduction of chemotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma in Slovenia: Population-based survey of 444 patients

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-144

  Kovac, Viljem ^a   Zwitter, Matjaz ^a   Zagar, Tina ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

chemotherapy; gemcitabine in prolonged infusion; incidence; malignant pleural mesothelioma; survival

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; GEMCITABINE; METHOTREXATE; PEMETREXED; RECOMBINANT INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLOVENIA; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 84861849798     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-012-0032-0     Document Type: Article

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