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Now that a substantial number of anticancer drugs are available, a high priority must be assigned to finding approaches which will improve their use. EVERY anticancer drug has a narrow therapeutic index, i.e., the dose which must be given for efficacy is a dose which is close to the maximum tolerated dose due to toxicity.
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Collins, J.M. (1984). Pharmacokinetic Rationale for Intraarterial Therapy. In: Howell, S.B. (eds) Intra-Arterial and Intracavitary Cancer Chemotherapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 26. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3843-7_1
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