Tumors of the Central Nervous System: Primary and Secondary
by Lee Roy Morgan (ed.)
Publisher: InTech 2014
ISBN-13: 9789535115762
Number of pages: 270
Description:
A novel concept that is reviewed and discussed in several chapters in the book alludes to the transport of drugs bound to red blood cells into the highly vascular CNS tumors - both primary and metastatic. Such a transport mechanism is unique and of significant therapeutic potential. It is hopeful that the novel information presented in this book will result in new approaches to the treatment CNS tumors.
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