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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;7(Suppl 1):S14.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.01.46.

Pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer: equally promising for Asian patients?

Wenda Ye  1   2   3 , Nicole C Schmitt  1   4
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Editorial

Pembrolizumab for recurrent/metastatic head and neck cancer: equally promising for Asian patients?

Wenda Ye et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Mar.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: NC Schmitt has received research funding from Astex Pharmaceuticals, which is not relevant to this submission. W Ye has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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