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Treosulfan and gemcitabine

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  1. Translational Oncology Research Centre, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth , PO6 3LY, UK

    Ian A. Cree

  2. MRC Toxicology Unit, Lancaster Road, Leicester, UK

    Michael H. Neale

  3. Praxis Clinic for Dermato-Oncology Bonn, Bonn, Germany

    Uwe Reinhold & Christian M. Kurbacher

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Cree, I.A., Neale, M.H., Reinhold, U. et al. Treosulfan and gemcitabine. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 131, 329–330 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00432-004-0630-3

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