Phase II study of the antiangiogenesis agent thalidomide in recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Jennifer E. Tseng; Bonnie S. Glisson; Fadlo R. Khuri; Dong M. Shin; Jeffrey N. Myers; Adel K. El-Naggar; Jennifer S. Roach; Lawrence E. Ginsberg; Peter F. Thall; Xuemei Wang; Stephanie Teddy; Kristie N. Lawhorn; Rebecca E. Zentgraf; Ganene D. Steinhaus; James M. Pluda; James L. Abbruzzese; Waun Ki Hong; Roy S. Herbst
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 241 KB
- Volume
- 92
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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