Five UC Comprehensive Cancer Centers form consortium to pool patient data for translational research

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Five academic cancer centers within the University of California system are putting together a single consortium to integrate their electronic health records, forming a clinical trials monolith that could be used by pharmaceutical companies doing research in the Golden State.

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