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Early-time-point 18F-FDG-PET/CT and other prognostic biomarkers of survival in metastatic melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy Cover

Early-time-point 18F-FDG-PET/CT and other prognostic biomarkers of survival in metastatic melanoma patients receiving immunotherapy

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|Feb 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 43 - 53
Submitted on: Dec 12, 2024
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Accepted on: Jan 4, 2025
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Published on: Feb 27, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Nezka Hribernik, Katja Strasek, Andrej Studen, Katarina Zevnik, Katja Skalic, Robert Jeraj, Martina Rebersek, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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