Module 2 included 4 patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or pleural mesothelioma who had disease progression on, or were unable to tolerate, prior chemotherapy-containing regimens.
Methods: A disseminated pleural carcinosis affecting the entire pleural cavity was induced by inoculation of human adenocarcinoma cells in nude rats. After 5–7 weeks of tumour growth the animals were ...
Although the incidence of spontaneous bacterial empyema in patients with cirrhosis is low, SPEM in this population is associated with a 90-day mortality rate of 41%. Albumin may reduce mortality in ...