Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University received renewal of the Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from NCI.
Tumor heterogeneity is a well-recognized hurdle to successful cancer therapy, often leading to resistance and treatment failure.
Emory Winship renewed as an NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
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