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Fusun Ozmen1, Tevfik Tolga Şahin, M Mahir Ozmen
1Department of Basic Oncology, Cancer Institute, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
Advances in Therapy
|January 18, 2015
Abstract:
Pancreatic cancer continues to be the fourth leading cause of death despite advancements in surgical and adjuvant therapeutic approaches. In the present review, the current cytotoxic therapeutic approaches and advanced targeted therapies are objectively discussed with consideration to the current literature.
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