Strategies offering protection from the toxic effects of anticancer treatments with a focus on chemoprotective agents.
Side effects associated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy affect mainly a patient's quality of life. Means or agents designed to alleviate toxicities of anticancer treatments have been marketed or are under active investigation. In this paper, we review the reports published in this field in 1999.
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Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium. idbbc@ulb.ac.be
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000009:adverse effects
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011837:Radiation-Protective Agents