Systemic treatment of colorectal cancer.
Palliative and adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancer has been, until recently, largely dependent on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy. Oral fluoropyrimidines have been evaluated in the advanced disease setting and they appear to be as effective as 5-FU, but are safer and more convenient fo...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2002
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