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"nct_id": "NCT02769520",
"official_title": "An Open-Label, Phase 2 Efficacy Study With Window of Opportunity Immune Assessment of Pembrolizumab in Relapsed, Locally Recurrent Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN)",
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