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"nct_id": "NCT02410382",
"official_title": "A Phase II Randomized Study of Short-Term Dexamethasone Versus Placebo for Fatigue in Patients Receiving Radiation Alone or Radiation and Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Head and Neck and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancers",
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