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Editorial
. 2015 Dec;149(7):1685-8.
doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.10.028. Epub 2015 Oct 23.

A New Scalpel for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting Stromal-Derived STAT3 Signaling

Robert W Cowan  1 , Anirban Maitra  2 , Andrew D Rhim  3
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Editorial

A New Scalpel for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer: Targeting Stromal-Derived STAT3 Signaling

Robert W Cowan et al. Gastroenterology. 2015 Dec.
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The authors declare they have no conflicts of interest.

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