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|Videos|October 25, 2016
Dr. Wakelee on FDA Approval of Frontline Pembrolizumab in NSCLC
Author(s)Heather A. Wakelee, MD, FASCO
Heather A. Wakelee, MD, associate professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center, regent, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) discusses the FDA approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in the frontline setting for patients with non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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Heather A. Wakelee, MD, associate professor of Medicine (Oncology), Stanford University Medical Center, regent, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) discusses the FDA approval of pembrolizumab (Keytruda) in the frontline setting for patients with non—small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
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