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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2005; 26(02): 49-50
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733126
Letter to the Editor

Objective Response with Geftinib in Non small cell Lung Cancer

R Jain
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg,Mumbai 400026, India
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C Bakhshi
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg,Mumbai 400026, India
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P.S.R.K. Sastry
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg,Mumbai 400026, India
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A Sainani
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg,Mumbai 400026, India
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SH Advani
Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre,15, Dr G Deshmukh Marg,Mumbai 400026, India
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28 March 2022

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