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Ipilimumab and nivolumab: the ‘new kid on the block’ in advanced angiosarcoma

    Tarek Assi

    *Author for correspondence: Tel.: +330 033 767 129 224;

    E-mail Address: tarek.assi@gustaveroussy.fr

    Division of International Patients Care, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    ,
    Rebecca Ibrahim

    Division of International Patients Care, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    ,
    Toni Ibrahim

    Division of International Patients Care, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    ,
    Rita Khoury

    Division of International Patients Care, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    &
    Axel Le Cesne

    Division of International Patients Care, Gustave Roussy Cancer Campus, Villejuif, France

    Published Online:https://doi.org/10.2217/imt-2023-0110
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