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The effect on the small bowel of 5-FU and oxaliplatin in combination with radiation using a microcolony survival assay

BACKGROUND: In locally advanced rectal cancer, 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemoradiation is the standard treatment. The main acute toxicity of this treatment is enteritis. Due to its potential radiosensitizing properties, oxaliplatin has recently been incorporated in many clinical chemoradiation pr...

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Autores principales: Gunnlaugsson, Adalsteinn, Nilsson, Per, Kjellén, Elisabeth, Johnsson, Anders
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2797511/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20003187
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-4-61