Meta-analysis of the REAL-2 and ML17032 trials: evaluating capecitabine-based combination chemotherapy and infused 5-fluorouracil-based combination...

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Year: 2009
Type: review
Volume: 20
Issue: 9
Pages: 1529-1534
Citations: 260
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                                    Alicia Okines, 
                                
                                    A. Norman, 
                                
                                    P. McCloud
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2009). 
                            Meta-analysis of the REAL-2 and ML17032 trials: evaluating capecitabine-based combination chemotherapy and infused 5-fluorouracil-based combination chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced oesophago-gastric cancer. 
                            Annals of Oncology
                            , 20
                            (9)
                            , 1529-1534.
                            https://doi.org/10.1093/annonc/mdp047
                        

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DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp047