Treatment of advanced non small cell lung cancer

Journal of Thoracic Disease

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 122-133

  Bareschino, Maria Anna ^a   Schettino, Clorinda ^a   Rossi, Antonio ^a   Maione, Paolo ^a   Sacco, Paola Claudia ^a   Zeppa, Rosario ^a   Gridelli, Cesare ^a  

^a S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bevacizumab; Erlotinib; Gefitinib; Non small cell lung cancer; Pemetrexed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860468250     PISSN: 20721439     EISSN: 20776624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2010.12.08     Document Type: Review

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