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|Videos|June 21, 2017
Dr. Ferris on Combining Immunotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer
Author(s)Robert Ferris, MD, PhD
Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, vice chair for Clinical Operations, associate director for Translational Research, and co-leader of the Cancer Immunology Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, discusses the rationale for combining radiation therapy with immunotherapy for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.
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Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, vice chair for Clinical Operations, associate director for Translational Research, and co-leader of the Cancer Immunology Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, discusses the rationale for combining radiation therapy with immunotherapy for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.
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