Concurrent chemoimmunotherapy in metastatic clear cell sarcoma: A case report

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Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 512-514

  Lauro, Salvatore ^a,b   Bordin, Francesca ^a   Trasatti, Luciana ^a   Lanzetta, Gaetano ^a   Rocca, Carlo Delia ^b   Frati, Luigi ^a  

^a Division of Medical Oncology   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemoimmunotherapy; Clear cell sarcoma

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DACARBAZINE; EPIRUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLEAR CELL SARCOMA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033402119     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089169908500617     Document Type: Article

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