A preliminary study comparing pemetrexed/carboplatin (PC) versus docetaxel/carboplatin (DC) as second line therapy in lung cancer patients

E. Eleftheriadou, P. Zarogoulidis, G. Balassoulis, E. Boutsikou, C. Gioka, I. Sapardanis, T. Tsiouda, T. Kontakiotis, K. Zarogoulidis (Exohi, Thessaloniki, Greece)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Management of thoracic malignancies
Session: Management of thoracic malignancies
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2632
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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