Lenalidomide augments the efficacy of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) immunotherapy in vivo
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عنوان ژورنال: Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1078-1439
DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2012.05.007