Combining asparaginase with chemotherapy for brain tumors
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Brain Tumors Eduard H. Panosyan, MD1; Yuntao Wang, PhD1; Peng Xia, MS1; Wai-Nang Paul Lee, MD1; Youngju Pak, PhD1; Dan R. Laks, MS2; Henry J. Lin, MD1; Theodore B. Moore, MD3,4; Timothy F. Cloughesy, MD4; Harley I. Kornblum, MD, PhD2,3,4; Joseph L. Lasky III, MD1. 1Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, Torrance, California; 2Departments of Psychiatry and Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, California; 3Department of Pediatrics, UCLA; 4The Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA Running title: Combining asparaginase with chemotherapy for brain tumors Corresponding author: Eduard H. Panosyan, M.D. E-mail: [email protected] Office: 310-222-4171. FAX: 310-320-2271. Mailing Address: 1000 W. Carson St., N25, Box 468, Torrance, CA, USA 90509
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