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Original Article

Doxorubicin and 5-Fluorouracil Versus Doxorubicin and Oral Ftorafur in the Treatment of Advanced Gastric Cancer—a Phase II and III Trial

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Pages 945-946 | Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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