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. 2020 Jul 1;126(13):3156-3157.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.32889. Epub 2020 Apr 14.

Body fat indices and survival in immunotherapy-treated patients with cancer

Rachael M Orlandella  1 , Jennifer R Bail  2 , Michael Behring  3 , Karina I Halilova  4 , Roman Johnson  5 , Victoria Williams  6 , Lyse A Norian  2 , Wendy Demark-Wahnefried  2
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Body fat indices and survival in immunotherapy-treated patients with cancer

Rachael M Orlandella et al. Cancer. .
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