In a phase II study, 32 patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma were treated with intravenous 6-thioguanine. A 30-min infusion of 55 mg/m ~ (starting dose) was administered once a day for 5 consecutive days, the course being repeated every 5 weeks. A median of two courses (range, 1-10) was admin
Phase II evaluation and plasma pharmacokinetics of high-dose intravenous 6-thioguanine in patients with colorectal carcinoma
β Scribed by Philip H. Konits; Merrill J. Egorin; David A. Echo; Joseph Aisner; Paul A. Andrews; Matthew E. May; Nicholas R. Bachur; Peter H. Wiernik
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 488 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0344-5704
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