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Electrochemotherapy and calcium electroporation inducing a systemic immune response with local and distant remission of tumors in a patient with malignant melanoma – a case report

Hanne FalkDepartment of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer (CEDGE), University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Susanne LambaaDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Helle Hjorth JohannesenDepartment of Radiology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Gitte WoolerDepartment of Pathology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; View further author information
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Alessandro VenzoDepartment of Plastic Surgery, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DenmarkView further author information
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Julie GehlDepartment of Oncology, Herlev and Gentofte Hospital, Center for Experimental Drug and Gene Electrotransfer (CEDGE), University of Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 1126-1131 | Received 23 Nov 2016, Accepted 30 Jan 2017, Published online: 22 Feb 2017

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