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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Effective combination therapy of bortezomib and dexamethasone for a plasma cell leukemia patient with multiple osteolytic lesions and extramedullary involvement

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Pages 262-264 | Received 02 Jul 2006, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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