Sunitinib-induced reduction in skin microvascular density is a reversible phenomenon

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1923-1924

  de boer, M P ^a   van der Veldt, A A M ^a   Lankheet, N A ^b   Wijnstok, N J ^a   van den Eertwegh, A J M ^a   Boven, E ^a   Serne E H ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SLOTERVAART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; SUNITINIB;

BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CAPILLARY DENSITY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY CANCER; LETTER; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 77956105935     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq335     Document Type: Letter

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