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Original Articles: Prognosis, Prediction and Outcome

Cardiotoxicity in metastatic melanoma patients treated with BRAF and MEK inhibitors in a real-world setting

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Pages 45-51 | Received 13 Aug 2021, Accepted 06 Oct 2021, Published online: 19 Oct 2021

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