New Cancer Therapies for the 21st Century: A Two Decade Review of Approved Drugs and Drugs in Development in the United States
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New Cancer Therapies for the 21st Century: A Two Decade Review of Approved Drugs and Drugs in Development in the United States Erlinda M. Gordon1,2*, Neal S. Chawla1 , Frederick L. Hall2, Sant P. Chawla1 1Cancer Center of Southern California/Sarcoma Oncology Center, Santa Monica CA 90403 2Counterpoint Biomedica LLC, Santa Monica, CA 90405 *Corresponding author: Dr. Erlinda M. Gordon, M.D. , Director, Biological and Immunological Therapies Cancer Center of Southern California/Sarcoma Oncology Center , 2811 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 414, Santa Monica CA 90403 , Tel: 310-552-9999 , 818-726-3278 ; Fax: 301-201-6685; Email: [email protected] Received: 08-20-2015 Accepted: 09-08-2015 Published: Copyright: © 2015 Erlinda Review Article
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