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Erschienen in: Medical Oncology 1/2013

01.03.2013 | Letter to the Editor

A rare case of non-immune hemolytic anemia in a patient with metastatic breast cancer treated with capecitabine

verfasst von: Hamid Shaaban, Erin Downs, Payam Shakouri, Gunwant Guron

Erschienen in: Medical Oncology | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Fluoropyrimidine compounds, with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) as their principal representative, have been the mainstay of chemotherapy for solid tumors for over 40 years. 5-FU, either as monotherapy or in combination with other cytotoxic agents, is used in many standard treatment regimens for common solid tumors, including breast and colorectal cancers [1, 2]. …
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Metadaten
Titel
A rare case of non-immune hemolytic anemia in a patient with metastatic breast cancer treated with capecitabine
verfasst von
Hamid Shaaban
Erin Downs
Payam Shakouri
Gunwant Guron
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2013
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Medical Oncology / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 1357-0560
Elektronische ISSN: 1559-131X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12032-012-0321-x

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