improvement in drug response and reduction of toxicity were observed after continuous intrahepatic arterial infusion of mytomycin-C (MMC) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in 15 of 26 patients with primary or metastatic carcinoma of the liver. Serum bilirubin values of 10 mg/100 ml absence of ascites, extre
Hepatic artery infusion of 5-fluorouracil and mitomycin C in cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder carcinoma
β Scribed by Gregory W. Smith; R. M. Bukowski; James S. Hewlett; Carl W. Groppe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 367 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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