Targeting cancers in the gastrointestinal tract: role of capecitabine
Muhammad Wasif SaifYale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USAAbstract: Capecitabine is currently the only novel, orally home-administered fluorouracil prodrug. It offers patients more freedom from hospital visits and less inconvenience and complications associated wit...
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Dove Medical Press
2009-03-01
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Series: | OncoTargets and Therapy |
Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/targeting-cancers-in-the-gastrointestinal-tract-role-of-capecitabine-a2993 |