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David M. Hyman, MD, on Larotrectinib in TRK Fusion Cancers: Trial Results

2017 ASCO Annual Meeting

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David M. Hyman, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses findings on the efficacy of larotrectinib, a selective tropomyosin receptor kinase inhibitor, in adult and pediatric cancers. (Abstract LBA2501)



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