Purpose of trial: The purpose of this clinical trial is:
- To monitor effect of treatment on body’s ability to fight cancer
- To study effectiveness of treatment on patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma or malignant pleural effusions
- To monitor any side effects
Eligibility: To be eligible to join this clinical trial you must:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have a disease that can be measures or evaluated
- Not have received biological or radiation therapy for at least four weeks
- Not have received bone marrow or stem cell transplantation in the past
- Not have received surgery for at least two weeks
Treatment: The process will entail:
- Placement of catheter between lung and chest wall through which treatment will be administered
- Weekly evaluation for one month; fortnightly evaluation for one month and monthly evaluation for four months. After this patients will receive six monthly evaluations for fifteen years.
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