Pretreatment levels of peripheral neutrophils and leukocytes as independent predictors of overall survival in patients with American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IV Melanoma: results of the EORTC 18951 Biochemotherapy Trial.

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Published in J Clin Oncol on April 20, 2007

Authors

Henrik Schmidt1, Stefan Suciu, Cornelis J A Punt, Martin Gore, Wim Kruit, Poulam Patel, Danielle Lienard, Hans von der Maase, Alexander M M Eggermont, Ulrich Keilholz, American Joint Committee on Cancer Stage IV Melanoma, EORTC 18951

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus C, Denmark. hesch@as.aaa.dk

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