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How many cycles of post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy do you typically plan for a patient with resected mesothelioma?

Is there any role for either the addition of bevaciziumab or for maintanance pemetrexed?
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Medical Oncology · Cleveland Clinic
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There are no radnomized data to guide us on this issue. Our standard post-operative approach consists of 4 cycles of pemetrexed and cisplatin, using the NSCLC adjuvant chemotherapy paradigm. The addition of systemic therapy to surgical resection (typically extended pleurectomy at our institution) is...

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