European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 1474-1480 , May 2010

A phase I clinical and pharmacokinetic study of paclitaxel liposome infused in non-small cell lung cancer patients with malignant pleural effusions

Received 16 August 2009 ,Revised 16 November 2009 ,Accepted 5 February 2010.

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PII: S0959-8049(10)00105-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.02.002

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 46, Issue 8 , Pages 1474-1480 , May 2010