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Intrapleural Enzyme Therapy Outperforms Saline Lavage in Pleural Infection: SCOPE Trial

Spain: A study published in the European Respiratory Journal reports that saline lavage alone may prolong pleural drainage in ...
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Early intrapleural enzyme therapy for pleural infection shortens pain, recovery time

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A phase 3 trial evaluating intrapleural enzyme therapy vs. video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is feasible.
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Saline Lavage Shows No Clinical Benefit in Pleural Infection

Among patients with pleural infection, saline lavage alone was associated with a longer pleural drainage duration than intrapleural enzyme therapy (IET) alone. The addition of saline lavage to IET did ...
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A multicenter, randomized controlled trial of intrapleural drug-loaded vesicle perfusion combined with systemic therapy for malignant pleural effusion.

LODESTAR: A single-arm phase II study of rucaparib in solid tumors with pathogenic germline or somatic variants in homologous recombination repair genes. The efficacy and safety of a selective PARP1 ...