Successful therapy of peritoneal mesothelioma with intraperitoneal chemotherapy alone. A case report

Am J Clin Oncol. 1992 Dec;15(6):528-30. doi: 10.1097/00000421-199212000-00013.

Abstract

Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a disease that remains relatively refractory to conventional intravenous chemotherapy with currently available agents. Single-agent and combination chemotherapy offer a response rate of 20%. Direct intraperitoneal administration of some chemotherapeutic agents results in a significant pharmacologic advantage with much greater area under the concentration versus time curve (AUC). We report a case of a patient with peritoneal mesothelioma treated with combination intraperitoneal cisplatin and Ara-C who achieved a pathologic complete remission. This patient is still alive and has been in complete remission for 53 months. This combination of intraperitoneal chemotherapy deserves further evaluation in malignant mesothelioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage
  • Cytarabine / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Parenteral
  • Male
  • Mesothelioma / drug therapy*
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Remission Induction

Substances

  • Cytarabine
  • Cisplatin