Journal article
Intrahepatic arterial versus intravenous fluorouracil and folinic acid for colorectal cancer liver metastases: a multicentre randomised trial.
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BACKGROUND: The liver is the most frequent site for metastases of colorectal cancer, which is the second largest contributor to cancer deaths in Europe. We did a randomised trial to compare an intrahepatic arterial (IHA) fluorouracil and folinic acid regimen with the standard intravenous de Gramont fluorouracil and folinic acid regimen for patients with adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, with metastases confined to the liver. METHODS: We randomly allocated 290 patients from 16 centres to...
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- Journal:
- Lancet
- Volume:
- 361
- Issue:
- 9355
- Pages:
- 368-373
- Publication date:
- 2003-02-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1474-547X
- ISSN:
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0140-6736
- Source identifiers:
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246382
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:246382
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:246382
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2003
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