RETROPERITONEAL BRONCHOGENIC CYST MIMICKING PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST IN A PATIENT WITH COLORECTAL CANCER

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Imatinib mesylate for targeting the platelet-derived growth factor β receptor in combination with fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with refractory pancreatic, bile duct, colorectal, or gastric cancer—A dose-escalation Phase I trial

✍ Salah-Eddin Al-Batran; Akin Atmaca; Eberhard Schleyer; Claudia Pauligk; Christia 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 188 KB

## Abstract ## BACKGROUND. In previous experimental models, because of its ability to inhibit the activity of platelet‐derived growth factor β receptor, imatinib decreased the interstitial fluid pressure and improved the delivery and efficacy of anticancer drugs, including fluorouracil. The object