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Editorial
. 2020 Apr;9(2):401-405.
doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2020.02.08.

Chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor combination, a new standard in squamous non-small cell lung cancer?

Camille Travert  1 , Pascale Tomasini  1 , Fabrice Barlesi  1
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Editorial

Chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitor combination, a new standard in squamous non-small cell lung cancer?

Camille Travert et al. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2020 Apr.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/tlcr.2020.02.08). PT reports grants from Roche, grants from Astra Zenecca, grants from BMS, grants from BI, grants from Takeda, outside the submitted work; FB reports personal fees from Astra-Zeneca, Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer–Ingelheim, Eli Lilly Oncology, F. Hoffmann–La Roche Ltd, Novartis, Merck, MSD, Pierre Fabre, Pfizer and Takeda, outside the submitted work. CT has no conflicts of interest to declare.

Comment on

  • Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy for Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
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