## BACKGROUND. The combination of cisplatin and 5-flurouracil (5-FU) is considered standard therapy for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Paclitaxel has exhibited single-agent activity in patients with this disease. The authors conducted thi
Cisplatin pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in patients with squamous-cell carcinoma of the head/neck or esophagus
✍ Scribed by A. Johnsson; Peter Höglund; Anders Grubb; Eva Cavallin-Sta˚hl
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 781 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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