Clinical Pearls on Treating Patients with NRG1 Fusions

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Teresa Macarulla, MD, PhD, and Cindy Neuzillet, MD, PhD, offer key takeaways and conclude their discussion by offering advice for clinicians treating patients with NRG1 fusion–positive malignancies.

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