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Remissions Induced in Patients with Trophoblastic Tumors by 6-Diazo-5-Oxo-L-Norleucine (DON)

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Trophoblastic tumors associated with pregnancy comprise a fascinating spectrum of diseases. Several aspects of these tumors relate directly to major problems in cancer research and therapy.

The work reported in this article was supported in part by research grants CA-03215 and CA-05826 from the National Cancer Institute, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

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  1. The Division of Clinical Chemotherapy, Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, the Department of Medicine, Memorial and James Ewing Hospitals, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York, USA

    D. A. Karnofsky, R. B. Golbey & M. C. Li

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  1. Cancer Clinical Research Center, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, N.Y., USA

    James F. Holland M. D. (Chief of Medicine A and Director) (Chief of Medicine A and Director)

  2. State University of New York, Buffalo, N.Y., USA

    Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn M. D. (Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

  3. Associate Cancer Research Gynecologist, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, N.Y., USA

    Myroslaw M. Hreshchyshyn M. D. (Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology) (Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

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Karnofsky, D.A., Golbey, R.B., Li, M.C. (1967). Remissions Induced in Patients with Trophoblastic Tumors by 6-Diazo-5-Oxo-L-Norleucine (DON). In: Holland, J.F., Hreshchyshyn, M.M. (eds) Choriocarcinoma. UICC Monograph Series, vol 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85907-6_31

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