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The article content has been removed for legal reasons. All authors agree to this retraction.</p><p>Response to targeted therapy or chemotherapy following immunotherapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancers - a case series Alsuwaigh R, Lee J, Chan G, Chee CE, Choo SP. J Immunother Cancer. 2019;7:162. doi: 10.1186/s40425-019-0637-6 PMID: 31248458</p></body></article>