Phase I trial of bortezomib and dacarbazine in melanoma and soft tissue sarcoma
โ Scribed by Andrew Poklepovic, Leena Youseffian, Mary Winning, Christine A. Birdsell, Nancy A. Crosby, Viswanathan Ramakrishnan, Marc S. Ernstoff, John D. Roberts
- Book ID
- 120966753
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 362 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6997
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