descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jul 2000 English Publisher:Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Journal:Current Opinion in Oncology, volume 12, pages 289-296 (issn: 1040-8746,

Authors: Awada, Ahmad; Piccart-Gebhart, Martine;

doi: 10.1097/00001622-200007000-00003

pmid: 10888412

handle: 2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/53681

Strategies offering protection from the toxic effects of anticancer treatments with a focus on chemoprotective agents

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Abstract

Side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect mainly a patient's quality of life. Means or agents designed to alleviate toxicities of anticancer treatments have been marketed or are under active investigation. In this paper, we review the reports published in this field in 1999.

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Université Libre de Bruxelles
Belgium
Institut Jules Bordet
Belgium

Keywords

Chemoprevention -- methods, Clinical Trials as Topic, Radiotherapy, Antineoplastic Agents -- adverse effects, Antineoplastic Agents, Radiation-Protective Agents, Sciences bio-médicales et agricoles, Chemoprevention, Adjuvant -- adverse effects, Neoplasms -- drug therapy, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Neoplasms, Preventive Medicine -- methods, Chemotherapy, Humans, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Preventive Medicine, Radiation-Protective Agents -- therapeutic use

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