Authors: Kaira, Kyoichi¹; Takise, Atsushi¹; Kobayashi, Go¹; Utsugi, Mitsuyoshi¹; Horie, Takeo¹; Mori, Takanori¹; Imai, Hisao¹; Inazawa, Masahito¹; Mori, Masatomo²

Source: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, Volume 35, Number 2, February 2005 , pp. 57-60(4)

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Abstract:

Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of mitomycin C in the local control of malignant pericardial effusion, we carried out a trial of pericardial drainage with local instillation of mitomycin C in eight patients who suffered from cardiac tamponade or symptomatic large pericardial effusion caused by advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Methods: After complete removal of the pericardial effusion by an ultrasound-guided inserted catheter, 2 mg of mitomycin C was instilled into the pericardial space via the catheter.

Results: The drainage catheter was successfully removed in all patients. The duration of pericardial drainage ranged from 7 to 14 days (median 10.5 days). Six of the eight patients achieved a complete remission of pericardial effusions without any adverse effects.

Conclusion: Intrapericardial instillation of 2 mg of mitomycin C was feasible and demonstrated a promising response against malignant pericardial effusion resulting from non-small cell lung cancer.

Keywords: malignant pericardial effusion; mitomycin C; lung cancer; intrapericardial instillation; pericardial drainage

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyi019

Affiliations: 1: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Maebashi Red Cross Hospital and 2: Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan

Publication date: 2005-02-01

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