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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;7(Suppl 8):S313.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.10.31.

The role of immunotherapy in the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma and brain metastases

Jaleh Fallah  1 , Manmeet S Ahluwalia  1   2
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Editorial

The role of immunotherapy in the management of patients with renal cell carcinoma and brain metastases

Jaleh Fallah et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Dec.
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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: MS Ahluwalia: Receipt of grants/research supports: Astrazeneca, Abbvie, BMS, Bayer, Incyte, Pharmacyclics, Novocure, Merck; Receipt of honoraria or consultation fees: Elsevier, Wiley, Astrazeneca, Abvvie, VBI Vaccines, Flatiron, Varian Medical Systems, Prime Education, Bayer, karyopharm, Tocagen, Forma therapeutics; Stock shareholder: Doctible, Mimivax. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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