Clinically Relevant Resistance in Cancer Chemotherapy

Over the last several decades, the introduction of new chemotherapeutic drugs and drug combinations has resulted in increased long­ term remission rates in several important tumor types. These include childhood leukemia, adult leukemias and lymphomas, as well as testicular and trophoblastic tumors. The addition of high-dose chemotherapy with growth factor and hemopoietic stem cell support has incr...