title: [40 years of progress in chemotherapy].
abstract: The history of medical oncology's history is exemplary for the rapidity of its evolution and its therapeutic acquisitions; Chemotherapy contributes to modify the natural history of the majority of cancers. The development of clinical research in medical oncology has entered a conflict phase, where patients have become an economical stake. The necessary co-operation between oncologists, other medical specialists, the basic scientists and competent regulatory authorities should be treated as a trump card in the attempt to exit from the current mid-life crisis of our specialty.
authors.affiliation: Oncologie médicale, centre René-Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France. cvitkovic@hotmail.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cvitkovic-Bertheault
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000266:history; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic / Q000266:history; D005060:Europe; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000266:history; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents