Background. A combination of carboplatin (CBDCA) and oral etoposide is better tolerated than, and as effective as, more aggressive chemotherapy regimens in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A Phase 1/11 study was conducted to determine whether the addition of the granulocyte-
Carboplatin and etoposide in advanced lung cancer: — a phase I study
✍ Scribed by K. Liippo; V. Nikkanen; E. Heinonen
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 519 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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