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Word: camptosar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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...there's good news on the chemotherapy front. In 1998 the Food and Drug Administration approved Camptosar (also called CPT-11) for the treatment of advanced stages of colon cancer, and using Camptosar and 5-FU in combination seems to be most effective. It's a potent cocktail that not all patients can tolerate, but it has, in some small studies, doubled short-term survival rates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Katie's Crusade | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

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