How to Use a Chemotherapeutic Agent When Resistance to It Threatens the Patient.
When resistance to anticancer or antimicrobial drugs evolves in a patient, highly effective chemotherapy can fail, threatening patient health and lifespan. Standard practice is to treat aggressively, effectively eliminating drug-sensitive target cells as quickly as possible. This prevents sensitive...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300106?pdf=render |