ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2026
Noncomparative Comparisons: The Paradox of Randomized Noncomparative Trials.
Alexander D Sherry, Ethan B Ludmir, Pavlos Msaouel
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In one paragraphArticle in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Alexander D SherryAlexander D. Sherry, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; and Pavlos Msaouel, MD, PhD, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0001-5115-1691 Ethan B LudmirAlexander D. Sherry, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; and Pavlos Msaouel, MD, PhD, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0002-5472-5344 Pavlos MsaouelAlexander D. Sherry, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Ethan B. Ludmir, MD, Department of Gastrointestinal Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; and Pavlos Msaouel, MD, PhD, Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.ORCID 0000-0001-6505-8308 Funding
Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
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