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Drug giants unite to develop cancer therapy

Merck and AstraZeneca collaboration could launch a new trend — if their work yields results.

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Ledford, H. Drug giants unite to develop cancer therapy. Nature (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2009.536

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