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Successful treatment of pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with platinum-pemetrexed: The first report of two cases.

Xiao-Yan SiHanping WangXiao-Tong ZhangMengzhao WangYan YouLi Zhang
Published in: Thoracic cancer (2020)
Pulmonary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare tumor. Here, we report two cases of pulmonary IMT successfully treated with platinum and pemetrexed. The results from this study suggest that platinum-pemetrexed might be an effective therapy in patients with IMT, but requires further investigation.
Keyphrases
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