Weekly oxaliplatin, 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid (OXALF) as first-line chemotherapy for elderly patients with advanced gastric cancer: results of a phase II trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Elderly patients have been often excluded from or underrepresented in the study populations of combination chemotherapy trials. The primary end point of this study was to determine the response rate and the toxicity of the weekly oxa...

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Main Authors: Vincenzi B, Spalletta B, La Cesa A, Giordani P, Baldelli AM, Testa E, Di Seri M, Catalano V, Graziano F, Santini D, Russo A, Caraglia M, Virzi V, Cascinu S, Tonini G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/6/125