Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy ± immunotherapy with s.c. IL 2 in advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A pilot study
✍ Scribed by Giovanni Mantovani; Alessandro Bianchi; Luigi Curreli; Massimo Ghiani; Maria Cristina Santona; Ernesto Proto; Paolo Puxeddu
- Book ID
- 105387829
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 582 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-299X
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