In situ photoimmunotherapy: A new hope for cutaneous melanoma patients

Commentary to: Clinical effects of in situ photoimmunotherapy on late-stage melanoma patients: A preliminary study Xiaosong Li, Mark F. Naylor, Henry Le, Robert E. Nordquist, T. Kent Teague, C. Anthony Howard, Cynthia Murray and Wei R. Chen

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