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Bernard J. Escudier, MD, and Sumanta K. Pal, MD, on RCC: Trial Results on Sunitinib

2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Bernard J. Escudier, MD, of Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, and Sumanta K. Pal, MD, of City of Hope, discuss phase III study findings on adjuvant sunitinib used to treat high-risk renal cell carcinoma, which validate the 16-gene Recurrence Score in patients with stage III disease. (Abstract 4508)



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