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Safety and efficacy of neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX treatment in a series of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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Pages 1231-1233 | Received 19 Oct 2012, Accepted 24 Jan 2013, Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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