ASH 2016 Preview: Don't Miss These 10 Data Presentations
Executive Summary
A CAR-T late breaker from Kite Pharma and sickle cell disease updates from recently acquired Oklahoma biotech, Selxys, lead Scrip's handpicked top 10 data presentations you shouldn't miss at this year's American Society for Hematology annual meeting, held in San Diego, Dec. 2-6.
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