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Editorial
. 2010;15(2):119-21.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2010-0019. Epub 2010 Feb 4.

More is better: a multimodality approach to cancer cachexia

Egidio Del Fabbro
Editorial

More is better: a multimodality approach to cancer cachexia

Egidio Del Fabbro. Oncologist. 2010.

Abstract

The author comments on the findings of Mantovani et al. with combination therapy to treat cancer cachexia published in this issue of The Oncologist.

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Conflict of interest statement

Disclosures: Egidio Del Fabbro: None.

The content of this article has been reviewed by independent peer reviewers to ensure that it is balanced, objective, and free from commercial bias. No financial relationships relevant to the content of this article have been disclosed by the author or independent peer reviewers.

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