CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2019; 08(03): 159-165
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_18_19
Letter to the Editor

An exceptional response to nivolumab in relapsed and refractory malignant mesothelioma

Vikas T. Talreja
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
,
Vanita Noronha
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
,
Amit Joshi
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
,
Vijay Patil
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
,
Abhishek Mahajan
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
,
Kumar Prabhash
Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai
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