Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62 , January 2009

Integrating Biologically Targeted Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas

  • Quynh-Thu Le

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Quynh-Thu Le, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Stanford University, 875 Blake Wilbur Dr, MC 5847, Stanford, CA 94305-5847
    • ,
  • David Raben

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO

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 Supported by the National Institute of Health grants 1 R01 CA118582-01 and PO1- CA67166 (QTL). Investigator initiated study from GSK (QTL).

PII: S1053-4296(08)00064-7

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2008.09.010

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Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 53-62 , January 2009

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