Paclitaxel, carboplatin, and long-term continuous infusion of 5-fluorouracil in the treatment of advanced squamous and other selected carcinomas : Results of a Phase II trial
โ Scribed by John D. Hainsworth; Howard A. Burris III; Anthony A. Meluch; Margaret N. Baker; Lisa H. Morrissey; F. Anthony Greco
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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