A Sustained Complete Response in an Elderly Patient with Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma—A Clinical Case
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cancer Therapy
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2151-1934,2151-1942
DOI: 10.4236/jct.2020.116029