Practical Management of Adverse Events Associated With Afatinib

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Conference|Oncology Nursing Society’s Annual Meeting (ONS)

In this video from the 2015 ONS meeting, Dr. Sipples talks about effective management of side effects for patients taking afatinib, an oral, targeted agent for lung cancer.

In this video from the 2015 ONS meeting, Dr. Sipples talks about effective management of side effects for patients taking afatinib, an oral, targeted agent for lung cancer.

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