CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2016; 05(02): 037-047
DOI: 10.4103/2278-330X.181623
Editorial

Selected current data on metronomic therapy (and its promise) from India

P. M. Parikh
Department of Precision Oncology, Asian Cancer Institute, Sion East, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
S. S. Hingmire
Department of Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Erandwane, Pune, Maharashtra
,
C. D. Deshmukh
Department of Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Erandwane, Pune, Maharashtra
› Institutsangaben
Financial support and sponsorship: Nil.


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