Metronomic chemotherapy in non‑small cell lung cancer (Review)
- Authors:
- Yefei Shu
- Shanshan Weng
- Song Zheng
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Affiliations: Department of Medical Oncology, Hangzhou Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310002, P.R. China, Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310009, P.R. China - Published online on: September 29, 2020 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2020.12170
- Article Number: 307
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