Treatment of advanced neuroendocrine tumours using combination chemotherapy with lomustine and 5-fluorouracil.

OBJECTIVE: Combination chemotherapy with the two agents streptozotocin (SZT), which is a nitrosurea, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), an alkylating agent, has a long-established role in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumours; however, it is often accompanied by considerable toxicity, and it has not been...

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Main Authors: Kaltsas, G, Mukherjee, J, Isidori, A, Kola, B, Plowman, P, Monson, J, Grossman, AB, Besser, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002