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Does megestrol acetate down-regulate interleukin-6 in patients?

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Mantovani, G. Does megestrol acetate down-regulate interleukin-6 in patients?. Support Care Cancer 10, 566–567 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-002-0351-6

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