Standard Chest Tube Compared With a Small Catheter in Treating Malignant Pleural Effusion in Patients With Cancer

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2002
RATIONALE: It is not yet known whether pleurodesis using a chest tube with infusions of talc is more effective in improving quality of life than pleurodesis using a small catheter in treating malignant pleural effusion. PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of a chest tube and talc with that of a small catheter in treating malignant pleural effusion in patients who have cancer.
Epistemonikos ID: a64af7a8a33b2dc447fccfc0c2bc78d6bd63f577
First added on: May 04, 2024