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Treatment of Elderly Advanced Gastric Cancer Patients with 5-Fluorouracil and Leucovorin Combination

S. CascinuServizio di Oncologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Pesaro, Italy
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A. FedeliServizio di Oncologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Pesaro, Italy
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S. Luzi FedeliServizio di Oncologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Pesaro, Italy
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G. CatalanoServizio di Oncologia, Ospedali Riuniti, Pesaro, Italy
Pages 185-188 | Published online: 15 Jul 2016

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