An exceptional response to nivolumab in relapsed and refractory malignant mesothelioma

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2019; 08(03): 159-165
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_18_19

Letter to the Editor

Vikas T. Talreja

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

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Vanita Noronha

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

,

Amit Joshi

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

,

Vijay Patil

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

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Abhishek Mahajan

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

,

Kumar Prabhash

Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiai

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