Efficacy, tolerability and management of raltitrexed (Tomudex) monotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer. a review of phase II/III trials.

Raltitrexed (Tomudex), a thymidylate synthase inhibitor, is an alternative to 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/leucovorin (LV) for the first-line treatment of advanced colorectal cancer. Following the completion of four phase III studies with raltitrexed at the recommended dose of 3.0 mg/m(2), it is opportune...

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Main Authors: Cunningham, D, Zalcberg, J, Maroun, J, James, R, Clarke, S, Maughan, T, Vincent, M, Schulz, J, González Barón, M, Facchini, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2002