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01-08-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Response to the Letter “Importance of Tumor Burden in the Survival Analyses of Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients”

Authors: Naveenraj L. Solomon, Sean Maroney, Carlos Chavez

Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery | Issue 8/2018

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To the Editor, …

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Title: Response to the Letter “Importance of Tumor Burden in the Survival Analyses of Stage IV Colorectal Cancer Patients”
Authors: Naveenraj L. Solomon
Sean Maroney
Carlos Chavez
Publication date: 01-08-2018
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1091-255X
Electronic ISSN: 1873-4626
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-018-3790-1

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