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Andrew X. Zhu, MD, PhD, on IDH1-Mutant Cholangiocarcinoma: Ivosidenib vs Placebo

2021 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

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Andrew X. Zhu, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses final results from the phase III ClarIDHy study, which showed that ivosidenib may improve overall and progression-free survival compared with placebo in patients with previously treated cholangiocarcinoma and an isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 mutation (Abstract 266).



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