An open label, non-comparative phase II study of gemcitabine as salvage treatment for patients with pretreated adult type soft tissue sarcoma.

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Published in Invest New Drugs on May 01, 2006

Authors

J T Hartmann1, K Oechsle, J Huober, A Jakob, M Azemar, M Horger, L Kanz, C Bokemeyer

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Oncology, Hematology, Immunology, Rheumatology, Pneumology, South West German Cancer Center, Eberhard-Karls-University, Tuebingen, Germany. joerg.hartmann@med.uni-tuebingen.de

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