Thirty years of therapeutic innovation in melanoma research.

Ferdy J Lejeune, Walter J Storkus, Patrick A Riley
Author Information
  1. Ferdy J Lejeune: Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
  2. Walter J Storkus: Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
  3. Patrick A Riley: Department of Oncology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Abstract

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MeSH Term

Biomedical Research
Humans
Melanoma
Skin Neoplasms
Time Factors