A phase 1-2 study of imexon plus dacarbazine in patients with unresectable metastatic melanoma
β Scribed by Jeffrey S. Weber; Wolfram E. Samlowski; Rene Gonzalez; Antoni Ribas; Joe Stephenson; Steven O'Day; Takami Sato; Robert Dorr; Kathryn Grenier; Evan Hersh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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