A Risk-Benefit Assessment of Anthracycline Antibiotics in Antineoplastic Therapy

Drug Safety

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 406-429

  Abraham, Rick ^a   Basser, Russell L ^a   Green, Michael D ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARUBICIN; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; EPIRUBICIN; ESORUBICIN; IDARUBICIN; LIPOSOME; RAZOXANE; VALRUBICIN; ZORUBICIN;

ALOPECIA; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CARDIOTOXICITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG TOXICITY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEPSIS; SOLID TUMOR; STOMATITIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TISSUE NECROSIS; VOMITING;

ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CLINICAL TRIALS; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030444894     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-199615060-00005     Document Type: Article

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