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The University of Cincinnati researchers win NCI grant to study combination colorectal cancer treatment

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The University of Cincinnati Cancer Center’s Joan Garrett has received a two-year, $162,000 NCI grant to study a new combination approach to treat KRAS-mutated colorectal cancers.

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