Twenty one evaluable patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma were treated with continuous infusion of spirogermanium at a median daily dose of 150 mg/rn 2 (range 120-210) for five consecutive days every 14 days. Treatments were accomplished by using outpatient infusion devices. Fifteen patients
Doxifluridine (5′-dFUrd) in patients with advanced colorectal carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Sophie D. Fosså; Olav Dahl; Roar Hoel; Mona Heier; Mitchell Loeb
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 266 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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