Temozolomide for the treatment of brain metastases associated with metastatic melanoma: a phase II study.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on June 01, 2004

Authors

Sanjiv S Agarwala1, John M Kirkwood, Martin Gore, Brigitte Dreno, Nicholas Thatcher, Beate Czarnetski, Michael Atkins, Antonio Buzaid, Dimosthenis Skarlos, Elaine M Rankin

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pavilion, 5150 Centre Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA. agarwalass@msx.upmc.edu

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