Gefitinib (ZD1839): therapy in selected patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)?

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Published in Lung Cancer on February 19, 2008

Authors

Diego Dongiovanni1, Lorenzo Daniele, Carla Barone, Vincenzo Dongiovanni, Camilla Fissore, Anna Sapino, Luigia Macrì, Giovanni Bussolati, Lucio Buffoni, Fabio Gaspari, Raffaella Grillo, Nadia Birocco, Alfredo Addeo, Libero Ciuffreda, Marina Schena

Author Affiliations

1: Medical Oncology, Centro Oncologico Ematologico Subalpino (C.O.E.S.), Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni Battista, Turin, Italy. diego.dongiovanni@libero.it

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