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Combined chemotherapy with temozolomide and fotemustine in recurrent glioblastoma patients

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  1. Neuro-Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta, Via Celoria 11, 20133, Milan, Italy

    Paola Gaviani, A. Salmaggi & A. Silvani

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Gaviani, P., Salmaggi, A. & Silvani, A. Combined chemotherapy with temozolomide and fotemustine in recurrent glioblastoma patients. J Neurooncol 104, 617–618 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-010-0515-z

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