High-dose methotrexate-induced nephrotoxicity in patients with osteosarcoma : Incidence, treatment, and outcome
โ Scribed by Brigitte C. Widemann; Frank M. Balis; Beate Kempf-Bielack; Stefan Bielack; Charles B. Pratt; Stefano Ferrari; Gaetano Bacci; Alan W. Craft; Peter C. Adamson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
The authors thank Dr. James Balow at the National Institute of Diabetes, and Digestive, and Kidney Disorders for helpful suggestions during the preparation of this article. This article is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Charles Pratt, who devoted his extraordinary career to the treatment of children with cancer and the development of more effective therapies for childhood cancers.
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