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Vindesine a short review of preclinical and first clinical data

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Abbreviations

VCR:

vincristine

VBL:

vinblastine

VDS:

vindesine, desacetylvinblastine amide sulfate

CR:

complete response

PR:

partial response

MR:

minimal response

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    R. W. Dyke & R. L. Nelson

  2. School of Medicine, Wishard Memorial Hospital, Indiana University, 46202, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    R. W. Dyke & R. L. Nelson

  3. Klmisch-Wissenschaftliche Abteilung, Eli Lilly GmbH, D-6380, Bad Homburg, Federal Republic of Germany

    W. P. Brade

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Dyke, R.W., Nelson, R.L. & Brade, W.P. Vindesine a short review of preclinical and first clinical data. Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol. 2, 229–232 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00257185

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