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Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects

For more than half a century, the different properties of dexrazoxane have captured the attention of scientists and clinicians. Presently, dexrazoxane is licensed in many parts of the world for two different indications: prevention of cardiotoxicity from anthracycline-based chemotherapy, and prevent...

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Autor principal: Langer, Seppo W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246808
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S47238
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description For more than half a century, the different properties of dexrazoxane have captured the attention of scientists and clinicians. Presently, dexrazoxane is licensed in many parts of the world for two different indications: prevention of cardiotoxicity from anthracycline-based chemotherapy, and prevention of tissue injuries after extravasation of anthracyclines. This article reviews the historical, preclinical, and clinical background for the use of dexrazoxane for these indications.
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spelling pubmed-41688512014-09-22 Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects Langer, Seppo W Cancer Manag Res Review For more than half a century, the different properties of dexrazoxane have captured the attention of scientists and clinicians. Presently, dexrazoxane is licensed in many parts of the world for two different indications: prevention of cardiotoxicity from anthracycline-based chemotherapy, and prevention of tissue injuries after extravasation of anthracyclines. This article reviews the historical, preclinical, and clinical background for the use of dexrazoxane for these indications. Dove Medical Press 2014-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC4168851/ /pubmed/25246808 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S47238 Text en © 2014 Langer. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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title Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects
title_full Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects
title_fullStr Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects
title_full_unstemmed Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects
title_short Dexrazoxane for the treatment of chemotherapy-related side effects
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25246808
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