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Philip Bonomi, MD, on Results of the Romana 1 and Romana 2 Trials

2015 IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer

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Philip Bonomi, MD, of Rush Medical College, summarizes the findings on anamorelin and its use in advanced NSCLC for improvement in anorexia/cachexia symptoms (Abstracts ORAL 29.01, ORAL 29.02).



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