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Drug Profiles

Ceritinib for the treatment of patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

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Pages 203-214 | Received 20 Aug 2015, Accepted 17 Nov 2015, Published online: 16 Dec 2015

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