Difficult management of warfarin anticoagulant therapy due to S-1 administration for gastric cancer - Report of a case

Japanese Journal of Cancer and Chemotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1561-1563

  Marutaka, Masahito ^a   Kubota, Yasuhiro ^a   Yoshida, Ryousuke ^a   Orita, Youjirou ^a  

^a Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

S 1; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; GIMERACIL PLUS OTERACIL POTASSIUM PLUS TEGAFUR; WARFARIN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 79959816111     PISSN: 03850684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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