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Expert Opinion / FAQs · November 07, 2013

Frequently Asked Questions in Oncology: Colorectal Cancer

Axel Grothey MD

 

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  3. Miriam Koopman, Lieke HJ Simkens, Albert J. Ten Tije. Maintenance treatment with capecitabine and bevacizumab versus observation after induction treatment with chemotherapy and bevacizumab in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): The phase III CAIRO3 study of the Dutch Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG). J Clin Oncol 31, 2013 (suppl; abstr 3502).

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