Pharmacokinetics of Selected Anticancer Drugs in Elderly Cancer Patients: Focus on Breast Cancer

Background: Elderly patients receiving anticancer drugs may have an increased risk to develop treatment-related toxicities compared to their younger peers. However, a potential pharmacokinetic (PK) basis for this increased risk has not consistently been established yet. Therefore, the objective of t...

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Main Authors: Marie-Rose B.S. Crombag, Markus Joerger, Beat Thürlimann, Jan H.M. Schellens, Jos H. Beijnen, Alwin D.R. Huitema
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Cancers
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/8/1/6