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Chemotherapy Alone vs. Chemotherapy Plus High Dose Multiple Antioxidants in Patients with Advanced Non Small Cell Lung Cancer

Ashutosh Kumar Pathak Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MBBS, PhD,
Manisha Bhutani Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MD, DM,
Randeep Guleria Department of Medicine (R.G., A.M.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MD, DM,
Sabyasachi Bal Department of Surgery (S.B.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MS,
Anant Mohan Department of Medicine (R.G., A.M.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MD,
Bidhu K. Mohanti Department of Radiotherapy (B.K.M.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MD,
Atul Sharma Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MD, DM,
Raminder Pathak Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MBBS,
Narendra K. Bhardwaj Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIA
, MBBS,
Kedar N. Prasad Center for Vitamins and Cancer Research, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado (K.N.P.)
, PhD &
Vinod Kochupillai Department of Medical Oncology (A.K.P., M.B., A.S., R.P., N.K.B., V.K.), Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, INDIACorrespondence[email protected]
, MBBS, FRCP show all
Pages 16-21 | Received 16 Jan 2004, Accepted 25 Nov 2004, Published online: 28 Jun 2013

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