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Oxaliplatin-related neurotoxicity: is chelation the solution?

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boxed-textGamelin L et al. (2004) Prevention of oxaliplatin-related neurotoxicity by calcium and magnesium infusions: a retrospective study of 161 patients receiving oxaliplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for advanced colorectal cancer. Clin Cancer Res 10: 4055–4061

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