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Editorial
. 2022 Feb;130(2):91-95.
doi: 10.1002/cncy.22500. Epub 2021 Aug 19.

Evaluation of programmed death ligand 1 immunohistochemistry in cytology specimens of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Amin Heidarian  1 , Bruce M Wenig  2 , Juan C Hernandez-Prera  2
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Evaluation of programmed death ligand 1 immunohistochemistry in cytology specimens of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Amin Heidarian et al. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 Feb.
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Keywords: HNSCC; PD-L1; immune checkpoint inhibitors; immunohistochemistry; pembrolizumab.

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