Effects of plasma concentrations of 5-fluorouracil on long-term survival after treatment with a definitive 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A substantial body of literature has accumulated during the past 20 years showing the plasma concentrations of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) to correlate with clinical response and/or toxicity in colorectal cancer, and head and neck cancer,...

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Main Authors: Nishiguchi Kohshi, Kadoyama Kaori, Yamamori Motohiro, Kuwahara Akiko, Nakamura Tsutomu, Miki Ikuya, Tamura Takao, Okuno Tatsuya, Omatsu Hideaki, Sakaeda Toshiyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://www.jeccr.com/content/30/1/94