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Pathologic Response to Preoperative Systemic Therapy: The New Biological Paradigm for Predicting Outcome and Planning Therapy

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Anderson, B.O. Pathologic Response to Preoperative Systemic Therapy: The New Biological Paradigm for Predicting Outcome and Planning Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol 10, 713–715 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2003.05.932

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