[Oral cancer chemotherapy in the clinic].
The present status of oral chemotherapeutic agents and the treatment of cancer were reviewed. Twenty anticancer agents are commercially available in Japan excluding hormonal and BRM agents. Cancers for the outpatient chemotherapy are limited because useful drugs are few for such circumstances. Now new potent agents such as S-1, capecitabine and molecular targeting are available. This kind of chemotherapy is needed for growing number of elderly patients for QOL and medical cost.
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Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan.
Saotome
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Yoshida
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Aiba
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019337:Hematologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011788:Quality of Life; D013629:Tamoxifen / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D018931:Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; D005467:Floxuridine; D013629:Tamoxifen; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D008558:Melphalan; C025034:doxifluridine