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Is carboplatin/pemetrexed as effective as cisplatin/pem in treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma in a patient with contraindication to cisplatin?

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University

The combination of carboplatin/pemetrexed instead of cisplatin/pemetrexed is definitely reasonable in older mesothelioma patients and/or patients with comorbidities or concerns about poor tolerability to cisplatin. At least three phase 2 non-randomized studies evaluated the combination of carboplati...

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