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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elsa Hansen, Robert J Woods, Andrew F Read
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-02-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5300106?pdf=render