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The use of optical technology to monitor the antiangiogenic effects of gefitinib treatment for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a brief report

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Upile, T., Jerjes, W., Mahil, J. et al. The use of optical technology to monitor the antiangiogenic effects of gefitinib treatment for advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a brief report. Lasers Med Sci 27, 257–260 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-011-0919-9

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