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Original Article : Head and Neck Cancers
doi:
10.4103/sajc.sajc_181_17
Oncology gold standard® practical consensus recommendations for the use of monoclonal antibodies in the management of squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck
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Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bengaluru, Karnataka
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Department of Medical Oncology, Max Hospital, New Delhi
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Department of Medical Oncology, Fortis Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
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Department of Medical Oncology, Omega Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana
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Department of Medical Oncology, Yashoda Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana
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Department of Medical Oncology, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, Maharashtra
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Department of Medical Oncology, Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra
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Department of Medical Oncology, VS Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Department of Precision Oncology, Asian Cancer Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Department of Medical Oncology, Apollo Speciality Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Department of Surgical Oncology, Global Institute of Oncology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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Department of Radiation Oncology, KDA Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Department of Medical Oncology, Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, Haryana
*Corresponding author: Dr. Purvish Parikh. purvish1@gmail.com
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Abstract
Abstract
We present the 2017 Oncology Gold Standard Practical Consensus Recommendation for use of monoclonal antibodies in the management of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head neck region.
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