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Lomustine, a.k.a. CCNU, is an old cancer drug.
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
By Matthew Bin Han Ong
In Brief


Clinical Roundup


NCI Trials


NCI Trials for November 2019
The National Cancer Institute Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program approved the following clinical research studies last month.
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Mainstream epidemiologists beg to differ















