thecin, have shown outstanding preclinical activity against colorectal carcinoma. Irinotecan (CPT-11), another camptothecin derivative, has demonstrated clinical
Comparison of continuously infused 5-fluorouracil with bolus injection in treatment of patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma
β Scribed by Paul Seifert; Laurence H. Baker; Melvin L. Reed; V. K. Vaitkevicius
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1975
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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