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65% of eligible lung cancer patients do not receive the most appropriate targeted therapies

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Diaceutics has released research revealing a critical shift in precision medicine. Despite major advances in biomarker testing, nearly two-thirds of eligible patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the U.S. are still not receiving the most appropriate treatment.

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