Gemcitabine twice weekly as a radiosensitiser for the treatment of brain metastases in patients with carcinoma: a phase I study.

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Published in Br J Cancer on March 14, 2005

Authors

A Maraveyas1, J Sgouros, S Upadhyay, A-H Abdel-Hamid, M Holmes, M Lind

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Academic Oncology and University of Hull, Saltshouse Road, Hull HU8 9HE, UK. A.Maraveyas@hull.ac.uk

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