
Commentary|Videos|August 12, 2024
Immunotherapy's Role in Improving Durability of Outcomes in Advanced Upper GI Cancers
Author(s)David B. Zhen, MD, Samuel Cytryn, MD
Samuel Cytryn, MD, and David B. Zhen, MD, discuss how immunotherapy plus chemotherapy has improved the durability of outcomes in advanced GI cancers.
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