Doxorubicin and Dacarbazine (AD) Regimen for Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Kyle E Adkins1, Dominic A Solimando1, J Aubrey Waddell1

  • 1Dr. Adkins is an oncology pharmacist, Hematology-Oncology Pharmacy Service, Department of Pharmacy, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. At the time this manuscript was written, he was an Oncology Pharmacy Resident (PGY-2) at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. The opinions or assertions contained herein are the private views of the authors and are not to be construed as official or reflecting the views of the US Department of the Army, Department of the Navy, or Department of Defense.

Hospital Pharmacy
|September 26, 2015
PubMed

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