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Response to Dr. Nicholas Foray’s commentary on the paper by Rousseau et al. entitled “Efficacy of intracerebral delivery of cisplatin in combination with photon irradiation for treatment of brain tumors”

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Rousseau, J., Barth, R.F., Fernandez, M. et al. Response to Dr. Nicholas Foray’s commentary on the paper by Rousseau et al. entitled “Efficacy of intracerebral delivery of cisplatin in combination with photon irradiation for treatment of brain tumors”. J Neurooncol 101, 165–167 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11060-010-0228-3

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