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The Role of Maintenance Therapy and Biomarkers in Frontline Therapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Oncology Briefings

0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
Release Date: July 30, 2009
Expiration Date: July 30, 2010

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The Role of Maintenance Therapy and Biomarkers in Frontline Therapy for Advanced Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
Medical writer: Bing-e Xu, PhD
Reviewed by: H. Jack West, MD

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Bing-e Xu, PhD
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H. Jack West, MD
Paid Consultant – Eli Lilly and Company, ImClone Systems Incorporated
Speaker’s Bureau – Eli Lilly and Company

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