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Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, on RCC: Challenging Established Front-Line Treatment

ESMO 2018 Congress

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Laurence Albiges, MD, PhD, of Gustave Roussy, discusses data from the global, phase III JAVELIN trial that compared axitinib plus avelumab vs sunitinib, which could lead to a new standard of care in renal cell carcinoma (Abstract LBA6_PR).



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