Clinical practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of EGFR inhibitor-associated dermatologic toxicities

Mario E. Lacouture1, Milan J. Anadkat2, René-Jean Bensadoun3, Jane Bryce4, Alexandre Chan5, Joel B. Epstein6, Beth Eaby-Sandy7, Barbara A. Murphy8
1Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
2Washington University School of Medicine
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
4Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
5National University of Singapore;
6University of Illinois at #TAB#Chicago
7#N# * University of Pennsylvania.
8#N##TAB##TAB##TAB##TAB# Vanderbilt University Medical Center#N##TAB##TAB##TAB#

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