Wang, Yan
Cheng, Xi
Cui, Yue-hong
Hou, Jun
Ji, Yuan
Sun, Yi-hong
Shen, Zhen-bin
Liu, Feng-lin
Liu, Tian-shu
Funding for this research was provided by:
STCSM (15411961900)
Article History
Received: 5 November 2017
Accepted: 20 June 2018
First Online: 28 June 2018
Ethical approval and consent to participate
: The protocol for this trial was approved by the Institutional Ethics Board of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University. Written consent from study patients was not obtained because the database maintained by the Department of Medical Oncology of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University consists of de-identified secondary data for research purposes, and the Institutional Ethics Board of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University issued a formal written waiver for the need for consent.
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