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Howard M. Sandler, MD, on RTOG’s Past and NRG’s Future

2016 ASTRO Annual Meeting

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Howard M. Sandler, MD, of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses prospective clinical trials as the gold standard of clinical decision-making and examines the infrastructure needed for future cancer research. (Abstract PS 3)



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