Immune Check-Point Inhibitors and Standard Chemoradiotherapy in Definitive Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
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Chemoradiotherapy as Definitive Treatment for Elderly Patients with Head and Neck Cancer
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Personalized Medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2075-4426
DOI: 10.3390/jpm11050393