Recent Advances in Brain Tumor Therapy: Local Intracerebral Drug Delivery by Polymers
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Investigational New Drugs
- Vol. 22 (1) , 27-37
- https://doi.org/10.1023/b:drug.0000006172.65135.3e
Abstract
New approaches to malignant glioma are being actively investigated. Local drug delivery directly to the site of the tumor is one novel approach that has been approved by the US FDA and other...Keywords
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