Chemotherapy improves low performance status lung cancer patients

Sculier J. P., Lafitte J. J., Paesmans M., Lecomte J., Alexopoulos C. G., Van Cutsem O., Giner V., Efremidis A., Berchier M. C., Collon T., Meert A. P., Scherpereel A., Ninane V., Koumakis G., Vaslamatzis M. M., Leclercq N., Berghmans T., for the

Source: Eur Respir J 2007; 30: 1186-1192
Journal Issue: December
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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