## Background: The authors designed this randomized, controlled trial to assess whether dose intensification of a cisplatin-etoposide combination (pe), achieved by shortening the interval between chemotherapy cycles, would improve response rate and survival. the maximum tolerated dose of pe was adm
Etoposide versus etoposide plus high-dose cisplatin in the management of advanced non-small cell lung cancer: Results of a prospective randomized fonicap trial
β Scribed by Professor Riccardo Rosso; Franco Salvati; Andrea Ardizzoni; Corrado Gallo Curcio; Alessandra Rubagotti; Mario Belli; Bruno Castagneto; Vittorio Fusco; Maurizio Sassi; Giuseppe Ferrara; Antonietta Pizza; Tonino Pedicini; Enzo Soresi; Sergio Scoditti; Riccardo Cioffi; Ugo Folco; Michele Monaco; Marco Merlano; Roberto Rimoldi; Riccardo Tonachella; Annarita Cruciani; Giuseppe Colantuoni; Massimo Rinaldi; Luigi Portalone; Paolo Bruzzi; Leonardo Santi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 568 KB
- Volume
- 66
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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