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Johnson & Johnson considers the progress that has been made in lung cancer treatment since the discovery of EGFR, including the evolving treatment paradigm and the role of precision medicine in treatment

While the prevalence of paediatric obesity is rising rapidly, ICON consider the prevalence of paediatric obesity and assess clinical trials of its treatments

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