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Locally advanced anal canal carcinoma: is the addition of cetuximab the answer?

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, Policlinico Umberto I “Sapienza”, University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 326, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Francesca De Felice, Daniela Musio & Vincenzo Tombolini

  2. Spencer-Lorillard Foundation, Viale Regina Elena 262, Rome, Italy

    Vincenzo Tombolini

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De Felice, F., Musio, D. & Tombolini, V. Locally advanced anal canal carcinoma: is the addition of cetuximab the answer?. Int J Colorectal Dis 31, 751–752 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-015-2243-5

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