Strategies for the use of epoetin alfa in breast cancer patients

Oncologist

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 314-318

  Mastro, Lucia Del ^a,b   Venturini, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anemia; Anemia prevention; Breast; Erythropoietin; Phase III study; Review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HEMOGLOBIN; PLACEBO; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 17344362373     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.3-5-314     Document Type: Article

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