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Letters to the Editor: Clinical Oncology

Statin therapy and anthracycline-related cardiac dysfunction: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials

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Pages 944-947 | Received 18 Mar 2023, Accepted 02 Jul 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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