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Hani M. Babiker, MD, on Tumor Treating Fields: A Different Approach to Therapy

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Hani M. Babiker, MD, of the The University of Arizona, discusses an emerging treatment that inhibits the mitotic spindle and disrupts tumor cell growth. The method has been approved by the FDA to treat some cancers and data show improved progression-free and overall survival (Abstracts 2055, 8551, e14658, e14668, e15653, e20069, e15766).

 



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