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Camptosar is used to treat colorectal cancer and was relabeled recently to include dosing recommendations based on a patient’s genetic profile.
Stiffening of arteries indicates a loss of their elastic properties.
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Diagnostic Developments. Pharmaceutical & Diagnostic Innovation 3, 20–22 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03256995
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