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Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, on ICLIO: Adopting Immunotherapy in the Community Setting

2015 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, of The West Clinic, describes a new initiative of the Association of Community Cancer Centers, designed to speed the adoption of immunotherapeutics in the community setting, where 60% of cancer patients are treated.



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