## Abstract ## BACKGROUND There is no effective systemic therapy for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. A recent trial reported a moderate antitumor activity for gemcitabine among Asian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. This led to our examination of the efficacy and tolerabili
78 Imatinib Treatment for Patients With Advanced Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multicenter Phase II Trial
✍ Scribed by Graziadei, Ivo; Finkenstedt, Armin; Stauber, Rudolf E.; Müller, Christian; Trauner, Michael; Vogel, Wolfgang
- Book ID
- 121948620
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 138
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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