Clinical Practice Points
- •Peritoneal mesothelioma is much rarer than its pleural counterpart; hence, there is a paucity of data to guide management, which usually follows guidelines available for pleural mesothelioma, despite reported molecular differences between the 2 anatomic sites.
- •A recent randomized clinical trial demonstrated better response rate, progression-free survival and overall survival with dual immunotherapy (ipilimumab and nivolumab) than with cytotoxic chemotherapy in pleural mesothelioma.
- •The clinical and radiological response observed with dual immunotherapy in a patient with peritoneal mesothelioma suggests that this a promising therapeutic approach.
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Publication history
Published online: August 30, 2022
Accepted:
August 2,
2022
Received in revised form:
July 27,
2022
Received:
June 26,
2022
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