Thalidomide-based multidisciplinary treatment for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma: a retrospective analysis.

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Published in World J Gastroenterol on February 07, 2012

Authors

Yang-Yuan Chen1, Hsu-Heng Yen, Kun-Ching Chou, Shun-Sheng Wu

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastroenterology, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, 40000 Taiwan, China. ychen02@gmail.com

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