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Role of trastuzumab in patients with brain metastases from Her2 positive breast cancer

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  1. Department of Medical Oncology, Hacettepe University Institute of Oncology, Sihhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

    Nilufer Bulut, Hakan Harputluoglu, Omer Dizdar & Kadri Altundag

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Bulut, N., Harputluoglu, H., Dizdar, O. et al. Role of trastuzumab in patients with brain metastases from Her2 positive breast cancer. J Neurooncol 86, 241 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-007-9447-7

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