Delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction with iscador M given in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy [3]

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 4432-4434

  Shaw, Heather S ^a   Hobbs, Katherine B ^a   Seewaldt, Victoria L ^a   Kroll, David J ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROURACIL; GEMCITABINE; METHOTREXATE; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEOXYCYTIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VISCUM ALBUM PEPTIDE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SKIN TOXICITY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; BREAST TUMOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; DEOXYCYTIDINE; FEMALE; FLUOROURACIL; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, DELAYED; METHOTREXATE; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 16544362445     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2004.04.140     Document Type: Letter

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