Abstract
Background: A 47-year-old woman with a history of ovarian cancer and a 6-year disease-free remission presented with dyspnea and increased abdominal girth. The patient was found to have ascites and a large left pleural effusion, both of which contained malignant cells consistent with recurrent ovarian cancer. Her disease progressed despite treatment with chemotherapeutic and hormonal agents. She was then enrolled in a phase I clinical trial of adenoviral-mediated interferon β gene therapy. Investigations: Abdominal and chest CT scans, 2-[18F]fluoro- 2-deoxyglucose PET scan, viral cultures, interferon cytokine analysis, immunophenotyping, and tumor cytotoxicity analyses. Diagnosis: Stage IV ovarian cancer with malignant ascites and pleural effusion. Management: Tunneled pleural catheter and intrapleural adenoviral-mediated interferon β gene therapy.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 633-639 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Nature Clinical Practice Oncology |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology