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Letter to the Editor

Beliefs and practice patterns in hyperleukocytosis management in acute myeloid leukemia: a large U.S. web-based survey*

Maximilian StahlYale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Alexander PineYale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Jeanne E. HendricksonLaboratory Medicine Department, Yale University, Guilford, CT, USA;
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Mark R. LitzowMayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-6302
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Selina M. LugerAbramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Paoli, PA, USA;
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Richard M. StoneDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA;
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Harry P. ErbaUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Hematologic Malignancy Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA;
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Tae Kon KimYale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Mikkael A. SekeresLeukemia Program, Department of Hematologic Oncology and Blood Disorders, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland, OH, USA;
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David P. SteensmaDana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA;
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Rami S. KomrokjiMalignant Hematology Department, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA
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Steven D. GoreYale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA;
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Amer M. ZeidanYale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pages 2723-2726 | Received 30 Jan 2018, Accepted 09 Mar 2018, Published online: 18 Apr 2018

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