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Review Articles

Systematic review of programmed cell death-1 inhibitor therapy for advanced-stage cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in solid-organ transplant recipients

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Pages 3119-3126 | Received 20 Jun 2022, Accepted 24 Aug 2022, Published online: 05 Sep 2022

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