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Letters to the Editor

Bortezomib, melphalan, and prednisone in elderly relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients: update of multicenter, open-label Phase 1/2 study

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Pages 2738-2740 | Received 15 Dec 2016, Accepted 26 Feb 2017, Published online: 12 Apr 2017

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