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ODAC vote will likely lead to three-arm and four-arm designs–and pragmatic trials–for perioperative indications

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By McKenzie Prillaman

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By Matt Ingram

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Before the Olympics were smoke-free, tobacco brand deals ran rampant

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In Brief

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Jonathan M. Gerber was named chief clinical officer of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.

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