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Letter to the Editor

Possible role of edotecarin, a novel topoisomerase I inhibitor, in therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome

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Pages 192-194 | Received 03 Jun 2006, Accepted 18 Aug 2006, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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