Continuous infusion fluorouracil in the management of advanced breast cancer: A phase II study

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Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-45

  Crivellari, Diana ^a   Magri, Maria Donatella ^a   Buonadonna, Angela ^a   Lombardi, Davide ^a   Paolello, Concetta ^a   De Cicco, Marcello ^a   Fantin, Dario ^a   Veronesi, Andrea ^a  

^a CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Continuous infusion; Fluorouracil

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METASTASIS; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034026387     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160008600108     Document Type: Article

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