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Editorial

Lurbinectedin: an FDA-approved inducer of immunogenic cell death for the treatment of small-cell lung cancer

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Article: 1795995 | Received 09 Jul 2020, Accepted 10 Jul 2020, Published online: 21 Jul 2020

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