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Skipping 5-FU Bolus Enhances Chemo Tolerance in GI Cancers

TOPLINE:  Omitting the 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) bolus from multidrug regimens in patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancers reduces toxicities, such as cytopenia, and does not affect overall survival. METHODOLOGY: The National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines for gastric cancer recommend 5-FU…

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