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Combinations of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and streptozocin and 5-FU and dacarbazine were given alternately to 20 patients with metastatic medullary thyroid carcinoma. Three partial responses and 11 long-term stabilizations were observed. No unexpected toxicity occurred.
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Schlumberger, M., Abdelmoumene, N., Delisle, M. et al. Treatment of advanced medullary thyroid cancer with an alternating combination of 5 FU-streptozocin and 5 FU-dacarbazine. Br J Cancer 71, 363–365 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1995.73
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