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Original Articles

Celecoxib and Afatinib synergistic enhance radiotherapy sensitivity on human non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells

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Pages 170-178 | Received 09 Apr 2020, Accepted 29 Oct 2020, Published online: 12 Nov 2020

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