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Maintenance Therapy with a Monthly Injection of Alemtuzumab Prolongs Response Duration in Patients with Refractory B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (B-CLL/SLL)

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Pages 711-714 | Received 10 Aug 2003, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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