A Two-part, Open-label, Randomized, Phase 2/3 Study of Dinutuximab and Irinotecan Versus Irinotecan for Second Line Treatment of Subjects With Relapsed or Refractory Small Cell Lung Cancer
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Conditions: Small Cell Lung Cancer
Sponsor: United Therapeutics

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