Activity of pemetrexed against brain metastases in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Publikation

Activity of pemetrexed against brain metastases in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 01.09.2009

Omlin Aurelius, D'Addario G, Gillessen Sommer Silke, Cerny Thomas, Vonhessling A, Früh Martin

Zitation

Omlin A, D'Addario G, Gillessen Sommer S, Cerny T, Vonhessling A, Früh M. Activity of pemetrexed against brain metastases in a patient with adenocarcinoma of the lung. Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2009; 65:383-4.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Lung cancer (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2009; 65

Veröffentlichungsdatum

01.09.2009

eISSN (Online)

1872-8332

Seiten

383-4

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

A 53-year-old woman was with adenocarcinoma of the lung metastatic to the brain was treated after several lines of chemotherapy with pemetrexed. After six cycles an impressive regression of the brain metastases was documented. A brief review of the literature on response of cerebral metastases to chemotherapy is added.