Dose intensification by using human recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor in advanced breast cancer patients

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 411-413

  Athanassiou, A ^a  

^a METAXA CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Dose intensity; Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM CSF)

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029797125     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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