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        <article-title xml:lang="en">Harnessing Real-World Evidence to Support Precision Oncology</article-title>
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            <surname>Westphalen</surname>
            <given-names>C. Benedikt</given-names>
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          <aff xml:lang="en">Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany;
German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany;
Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC Munich LMU), LMU University Hospital Munich, Munich, Germany;</aff>
          <email>Christoph_Benedikt.Westphalen@med.uni-muenchen.de</email>
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