[Netilmicin in single daily doses for the bacterial bronchopulmonary complications in patients with advanced bronchogenic carcinoma]

In 40 patients with bacterial bronchopulmonary complications during polychemotherapy for advanced bronchogenic carcinoma, once-daily netilmicin (4.5 mg/kg every 24 h) brought about complete resolution of the infective process in 90% of the cases and eradication of the responsible pathogen in 82%. This result must be considered good in view of the patients' precarious condition due to their advanced neoplastic disease.