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Editorial
. 2021 Jan 5;28(1):275-277.
doi: 10.3390/curroncol28010031.

Countercurrents: The Last Trial

Steven A Narod  1   2
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Editorial

Countercurrents: The Last Trial

Steven A Narod. Curr Oncol. .

Abstract

If you have been around long enough, you will have heard more than once that an important clinical question is about to be resolved by a study that is soon to be published [...].

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