Lonidamine is an indazole carboxylic acid that has been shown to be synergistic with radiotherapy (RT) in tissue culture and animal models. Clinical experience has shown that lonidamine is well-tolerated, and appears to potentiate the activity of conventional chemotherapy in the treatment of brain m
Phase II study of lonidamine plus radiotherapy in the treatment of brain metastases
β Scribed by David J. Stewart; Libni Eapen; Andre Girard; Shailendra Verma; Paul Genest; William K. Evans
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-594X
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