An investigator-initiated, phase II clinical trial of the peptide-based cancer vaccine targeting WT1, DSP-7888, for colorectal adenomas in familial adenomatous polyposis
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DISEASE(S): Fap,Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
PROVIDER: 2613425 | ecrin-mdr-crc |
REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR
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