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Examining Response Rates in MSI-H and NTRK Fusion GI Cancers

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Luis A. Diaz, M.D.

Luis A. Diaz, M.D., head of the division of Solid Tumors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses response rates in patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or NTRK fusion gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

Luis A. Diaz, M.D., head of the division of Solid Tumors at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses response rates in patients with microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or NTRK fusion gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

Finding these biomarkers in patients with GI cancers can be particularly important, as it can help choose a treatment plan that can have a dramatic response in this group of patients.

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