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Study suggests Perfusion CT as noninvasive tool in diagnosis of hepatic toxicity

Study suggests Perfusion CT as noninvasive tool in diagnosis of hepatic toxicity
Liver damage is common in patients with tumor following chemotherapy. Although early liver damage causes no symptoms and is reversible in most patients, it occasionally progresses to more severe liver impairment, which may be irreversible, it is thus necessary to demonstrate the presence and severity of drug-related parenchymal changes.

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Wellstat Investigational Drug Shows Life-Saving Potential In Treating Toxicity Of Widely Used Cancer Chemotherapy

Wellstat Investigational Drug Shows Life-Saving Potential In Treating Toxicity Of Widely Used Cancer Chemotherapy
Wellstat Therapeutics announced today that the company’s investigational drug uridine triacetate has further demonstrated its life-saving potential in treating patients overexposed to the widely used cancer chemotherapy 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), according to clinical data to be presented June 7 at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago.1 The National …

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