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The Development of Cancer Chemotherapy

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Manual of Adult and Paediatric Medical Oncology

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Introduction of single-drug chemotherapy mainly on an empirical basis.

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  1. Centro Riferimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana, 33081, Aviano (Pordenone), Italy

    Dr. S. Monfardini (Chairman) & Dr. A. Veronesi

  2. Onkologie-Abteilung, Inselspital, Freiburgstraße, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    Prof. K. Brunner

  3. Manchester University and Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Winslow Road, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK

    Prof. D. Crowther

  4. National Institute of Oncology, XII. Rath Gyorgy-u 7-9, Budapest, 1525, Hungary

    Prof. S. Eckhardt

  5. Service de Médécine Infantille II, Hopital d’Enfants Allée du Morovan, 54120, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

    Prof. D. Olive

  6. Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Robert-Roessle-Institut, Lindenberger Weg 80, 1115, Berlin-Buch, G.D.R.

    Prof. S. Tanneberger

  7. CRC Medical Oncology Unit, Centre Block CF99, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY, UK

    Prof. J. M. A. Whitehouse

  8. Division of Cancer Treatment, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20205, USA

    Dr. R. Wittes

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  1. Centro Riferimento Oncologico, Via Pedemontana, 33081, Aviano (Pordenone), Italy

    S. Monfardini (Chairman) & A. Veronesi (Chairman) & 

  2. Onkologie-Abteilung, Inselspital, Freiburgstraße, 3010, Bern, Switzerland

    K. Brunner

  3. Manchester University and Christie Hospital and Holt Radium Institute, Winslow Road, Manchester, M20 9BX, UK

    D. Crowther

  4. National Institute of Oncology, XII. Ráth Gyorgy-u 7-9, Budapest, 1525, Hungary

    S. Eckhardt

  5. Service de Médécine Infantille II, Hopital d’Enfants Allée du Morovan, 54120, Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France

    D. Olive

  6. Robert-Roessle-Institut, Akademie der Wissenschaften der DDR, Lindenberger Weg 80, 1115, Berlin-Buch, G.D.R.

    S. Tanneberger

  7. CRC Medical Oncology Unit, Centre Block CF 99, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, S09 4XY, UK

    J. M. A. Whitehouse

  8. Division of Cancer Treatment, Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20205, USA

    R. Wittes

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Monfardini, S. et al. (1987). The Development of Cancer Chemotherapy. In: Monfardini, S., et al. Manual of Adult and Paediatric Medical Oncology. UICC International Union Against Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82489-0_1

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