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Julie Wu, MD
Staff Physician, Medical Oncology
Precision oncology integrating evidence-based models into clinical practice to personalize treatment approaches
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Jonathan Villena-Vargas, MD
Thoracic Surgeon
Characterizing T cell PD-1 response in the tumor-draining lymph nodes of early-stage NSCLC patients
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Kellie Smith, PhD
Leading an immunology lab in transformative cancer research
Immunotherapy in Early Stage Lung Cancer
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Sputum cytology
Sputum cytology is a diagnostic test that involves examining a sample of mucus coughed up from the lungs to look for cancer cells or other abnormalities.