MM-398 Achieves Primary Endpoint of Overall Survival in Phase III Study in Patients with Gemcitabine Refractory Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

  • Muhammad Wasif Saif Tufts University School of Medicine. Boston, MA, USA
Keywords: Carcinoma, Drug Therapy, Gemcitabine, Neoplasm Metastasis, Pancreas, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Therapeutics

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Tufts Medical Center. Boston, MA, USA
Published
2014-05-27
How to Cite
SaifM. (2014). MM-398 Achieves Primary Endpoint of Overall Survival in Phase III Study in Patients with Gemcitabine Refractory Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer. JOP. Journal of the Pancreas, 15(3), 278-279. https://doi.org/10.6092/1590-8577/2507
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PANCREAS NEWS

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