Non-Rash Skin Toxicities Associated with Novel Targeted Therapies

    December 2006 in “ Clinical lung cancer ”
    Mario E. Lacouture, Scott A. Boerner, Patricia LoRusso
    Studysummary This review outlines various non-rash skin toxicities associated with novel targeted anticancer therapies and provides guidelines for their early diagnosis and management, but reports no new clinical results.
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