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Rare disease
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma (MPM) who responded to rechallenge with cisplatin and pemetrexed with current literature review
  1. Shahid Nazir Gilani1,
  2. Rebecca Gridley2,
  3. Gemma Searle2,
  4. Apurna Jegannathen2
  1. 1Department of Clinical Oncology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, UK
  2. 2Department of Oncology, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Shahid Nazir Gilani, shagi_g{at}hotmail.com

Summary

Peritoneal mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy which is indeed very rare. Due to rarity, experience among many physicians surrounding the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma is limited. Recently, we have received a patient who was initially treated palliatively with a combination of pemetrexd and cisplatin showing good response. On progression of his disease, he was again treated with the same drugs. This is not the strategy commonly used. We consider rechallenging cisplatin and pemetrexd to such patients who respond for the first time.

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