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first-line therapy
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The use of d4T in first-line treatment has been phased out in the developed world owing to toxicity, but in developing countries fixed-dose combinations containing d4T are still widely used owing to the drug's low cost compared with tenofovir or abacavir.
The researchers combined the data from four trials that investigated the addition of cetuximab to various different platinum-based chemotherapy combinations in first-line treatment of advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
We need to provide the most robust first-line treatment possible, to detect treatment failure through monitoring HIV levels in the body before patients show symptoms, and to provide access to affordable second- and third-line treatment combinations," he said.
 
 
 
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