Dose escalation of oral vinorelbine in combination with estramustine in hormone-refractory adenocarcinoma of the prostate
β Scribed by Niklas J. Mackler; Rodney L. Dunn; Beth Hellerstedt; Kathleen A. Cooney; Judith Fardig; Karin Olson; Kenneth J. Pienta; David C. Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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