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Ian Chau, MD, on Esophageal and Gastric Cancers: Systemic Agents and Options

2017 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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Ian Chau, MD, of the Royal Marsden Hospital, discusses the continuum of care in esophageal and gastric cancers and the multiple active lines of treatment. Routine adoption of genomic testing may lead to further refinement of current treatment and more options in the future.



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