Lymphatic changes in cancer and drug delivery to the lymphatics in solid tumors

Brianna Cote1, Deepa Rao2, Raid G Alany3

  • 1Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Oregon State University/OHSU, Portland, OR, USA.

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