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ASO Author Reflections: Immunotherapy in Rectal Cancer Illusion or Nirvana

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Kasmira Wilson BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRACS & Alexander Heriot MB Bchir, MA, MD, FRACS, FRCS (Gen.), FRCSEd, MBA

  2. Differentiation and Transcription Laboratory, Sir Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Kasmira Wilson BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRACS

  3. Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Kasmira Wilson BSc (Hons), MBBS, FRACS & Alexander Heriot MB Bchir, MA, MD, FRACS, FRCS (Gen.), FRCSEd, MBA

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Wilson, K., Heriot, A. ASO Author Reflections: Immunotherapy in Rectal Cancer Illusion or Nirvana. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 7474–7475 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10262-0

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