Objective To assess the efficacy, permanence, and safety of thoracoscopic talc poudrage
(TTP) for pleurodesis in malignant effusions. Design Retrospective. Participants Patients …

A randomized phase III trial of bleomycin, tetracycline and talc following chest tube drainage
and a meta-analysis of relative benefit of bleomycin and tetracycline as sclerosing agents …

Bleomycin is the antineoplastic agent used most commonly for the treatment of malignant
pleural effusion. It is absorbed rapidly from the pleural space and does not elicit pleurodesis …