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. 2015 Mar;20(3):e5.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-423.

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Dario Baratti  1 , Shigeki Kusamura  1 , Claudia Maggi  2 , Filippo de Braud  2 , Marcello Deraco  1 , Maria Di Bartolomeo  2 , Filippo Pietrantonio  2
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Dario Baratti et al. Oncologist. 2015 Mar.

Abstract

The authors are currently conducting molecular and genetic research to identify new targets for therapeutic interventions and predictive biomarkers in pseudomyxoma peritonei. The final aim of these studies is to rationalize the choice of treatment, which remains an unmet clinical need.

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