Oral urea in the treatment of secondary tumours in the liver.
Twenty patients with secondary liver tumours, predominantly from colorectal carcinoma, were treated with oral urea at a daily dose of 8 gm-2. Treatment was well tolerated without side-effects. No objective responses were seen. It is concluded that oral urea is ineffective in the treatment of liver m...
Main Authors: | Clark, P. I., Slevin, M. L., Webb, J. A., Osborne, R. J., Jones, S., Wrigley, P. F. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
1988
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2246510/ |
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