Continuous infusion fluorouracil/leucovorin and bolus mitomycin-C as a salvage regimen for patients with advanced colorectal cancer
✍ Scribed by John A. Conti; Nancy E. Kemeny; Leonard B. Saltz; A. McKenzie André; Dennis D. Grossano; Joseph R. Bertino
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 75
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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