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Theme: Neurologic - Review

Bevacizumab-based therapy in relapsed glioblastoma: rationale and clinical experience to date

Olivier L Chinot Aix-Marseille University, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Marseille, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Timone, Service de Neuro-Oncologie, 13008 Marseille, France. [email protected]
Pages 1413-1427 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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