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Editorial
. 2025 Apr 30;14(4):2175-2177.
doi: 10.21037/tcr-2025-150. Epub 2025 Apr 15.

Still thirsting for a fix

Grace C Blitzer  1   2 , Jacques Galipeau  2   3 , Sara S McCoy  2   3 , Randall J Kimple  1   2
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Editorial

Still thirsting for a fix

Grace C Blitzer et al. Transl Cancer Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Radiation induced xerostomia; cellular therapy; salivary dysfunction.

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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://tcr.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/tcr-2025-150/coif). J.G., S.S.M., and R.J.K. report that this work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (grant Nos. UH3 DE030431 and R34 DE033042). The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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