
Novel therapeutic strategies for non‑small cell lung cancer: Combination therapies with immune checkpoint inhibitors (Review)
- Authors:
- Shengyao Ma
- Ruixin Hu
- Xiaobin Xue
- Meihua Qu
- Guoping Sun
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Affiliations: School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China, Department of Pharmacy, Qingdao Seventh People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China, Department of Psychiatry, Qingdao Seventh People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China, Translational Medical Center, Weifang Second People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261041, P.R. China - Published online on: July 3, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15170
- Article Number: 424
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Copyright: © Ma et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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