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. 2012 Jan 20;30(3):334; author reply 335.
doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.38.4701. Epub 2011 Dec 12.

Fatal infusion reactions to cetuximab: role of immunoglobulin e-mediated anaphylaxis

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Fatal infusion reactions to cetuximab: role of immunoglobulin e-mediated anaphylaxis

Yoann Pointreau et al. J Clin Oncol. .
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