The Quest for Histology Driven Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Soft-Tissue Sarcoma: End of Road or Just the Beginning?

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(04): 427-428
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_248_17

Editorial Commentary

Authors

Aditi Aggarwal

Department of Radiation Oncology, Lok Nayak Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Atul Sharma

Department of Medical Oncology, IRCHH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Sameer Rastogi

Department of Medical Oncology, IRCHH, AIIMS, New Delhi, India

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