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223Ra-dichloride therapy in an elderly bone metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patient: a case report presentation and comparison with existing literature

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  1. Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-Pathological Sciences, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Giuseppe De Vincentis, Giulia Anna Follacchio, Viviana Frantellizzi, Arsela Prelaj, Angelo Giuli, Vincenzo Bianco & Silverio Tomao

  2. PhD Program: Angio-Cardio-Thoracic Pathophisiology and Imaging, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Viviana Frantellizzi

  3. Department of Public Health and Infectious Disease, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Alessio Farcomeni

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De Vincentis, G., Follacchio, G.A., Frantellizzi, V. et al. 223Ra-dichloride therapy in an elderly bone metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patient: a case report presentation and comparison with existing literature. Aging Clin Exp Res 30, 677–680 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-017-0826-4

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