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Case Series

Clinical Response to Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy Combined with Targeted Therapy and Chemotherapy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Experience in Three Patients

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Pages 353-359 | Published online: 08 Apr 2022

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