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Masato Fujii has received lecture fees from Merk Serono, Taiho Pharmaceutical, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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Fujii, M. Multidisciplinary approach for the treatment of head and neck cancer. Int J Clin Oncol 19, 209–210 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10147-014-0670-x
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