AACR-ROUND-UP: A Novel Drug Delivery System And More Liquid Biopsy Results Highlight New Orleans Meeting
Executive Summary
Highlights from the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting on April 19 include an implantable microdevice for evaluating drug efficacy in treating breast cancer tumors, as well as the latest research and innovation in liquid biopsy testing.
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