Replacement of cisplatin with nedaplatin in a definitive 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Replacement of cisplatin with nedaplatin in a definitive 5-fluorouracil/cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy in Japanese patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

<p><b>Objective:</b> The effects of replacing cisplatin (CDDP) with <i>cis</i>-diammineglycolatoplatinum (nedaplatin, NDP), a second-generation platinum complex, on the pharmacokinetics of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) were investigated in Japanese patients with esophageal squa...

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Main Author: Akiko Kuwahara, Motohiro Yamamori, Kohshi Nishiguchi, Tatsuya Okuno, Naoko Chayahara, Ikuya Miki, Takao Tamura, Tsubasa Inokuma, Yoshiji Takemoto, Tsutomu Nakamura, Kazusaburo Kataoka, Toshiyuki Sakaeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v06p0305.htm

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