Chemotherapy should not be withheld from patients with an indwelling pleural catheter for malignant pleural effusion

Thorax. 2011 May;66(5):448-9. doi: 10.1136/thx.2009.133504. Epub 2010 Sep 29.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents*
  • Catheters, Indwelling* / adverse effects
  • Contraindications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Opportunistic Infections / etiology
  • Pleural Effusion, Malignant / drug therapy*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents