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Original Research

GM-CSF and ipilimumab therapy in metastatic melanoma: Clinical outcomes and immunologic responses

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Article: e1101204 | Received 24 Jul 2015, Accepted 23 Sep 2015, Published online: 08 Apr 2016

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