Cisplatin, Fluorouracil in Bolus Injection, and Leucovorin in First-Line Therapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer as an Alternative to Protocols With Infusional Fluorouracil
PURPOSE: Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Platinum agents and fluoropyrimidines are the main compounds used in the first-line setting for advanced GC. Given the activity of fluorouracil (FU) bolus, the PFL protocol, a chemot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Global Oncology |
Online Access: | http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.18.00176 |