Adjuvant mitotane therapy of adrenal cancer - Use and controversy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 356, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 2415-2418

  Schteingart, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; MITOTANE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADRENAL CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34249996792     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe078087     Document Type: Editorial

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