Review article: Chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 18, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 1049-1069

  Shore, S ^a   Raraty, M G T ^a   Ghaneh, P ^a   Neoptolemos, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ARACHIDONIC ACID; CAPECITABINE; CELL DNA; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYTIDINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIHYDROFOLATE REDUCTASE; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVE; FLUOROURACIL; FOLIC ACID; FOLINIC ACID; HISTONE DEACETYLASE; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITOR; PEMETREXED; PHOSPHORIBOSYLGLYCINAMIDE FORMYLTRANSFERASE; PLATINUM DERIVATIVE; PLEVITREXED; PROTEASOME; PROTEASOME INHIBITOR; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN FARNESYLTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; RALTITREXED; TEGAFUR; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN D DERIVATIVE;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; NEUTROPENIA; PANCREAS ADENOCARCINOMA; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, PANCREATIC DUCTAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HUMANS; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 0345802806     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2003.01781.x     Document Type: Review

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