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Regional Chemotherapy Improves Outcomes in Patients with Platin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
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Title Regional Chemotherapy Improves Outcomes in Patients with Platin-Resistant Ovarian Cancer
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/572606?src=rss
Description Various techniques for regional chemotherapy are able to achieve 3- to 10-times higher concentrations of the cytostatic agent at the tumor than traditional chemotherapy and increased survival in patients with platinum-refractory recurrent ovarian cancer. Medscape Medical News
Category Articles > Hematology-Oncology
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Date Apr 8, 2008
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