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Sawada, R., Akiyoshi, T. ASO Author Reflections: Combinations of Systemic Inflammatory Markers and CD8+ Tumor-infiltrating Lymphocyte Density: Predictive Utility for Response to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Rectal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 6199–6200 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10019-9
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