Recent studies have suggested that there are benefits from the use of high-dose parenteral medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. The present study was designed to assess the efficacy and toxicity of high-dose oral MPA in women with clinical parameters sugges
Oral medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer
โ Scribed by Gabriel N. Hortobagyi; Aman U. Buzdar; Debra Frye; Hwee-Yong Yap; Verena Hug; Kavitha Pinnamaneni; Giuseppe Fraschini; H. C. Halvorson; George R. Blumenschein
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 464 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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