A randomized phase II study of pemetrexed or RAD001 as second-line treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in elderly patients: treatment rationale and protocol dynamics.

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Published in Clin Lung Cancer on November 01, 2007

Authors

Cesare Gridelli1, Antonio Rossi, Floriana Morgillo, Maria Anna Bareschino, Paolo Maione, Massimo Di Maio, Fortunato Ciardiello

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Medical Oncology, S.G. Moscati Hospital, Città Ospedaliera, Contrada Amoretta, Avellino, Italy. cgridelli@libero.it

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