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Research Article

High-dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplant for transformed non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the rituximab era

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Pages 830-835 | Received 03 Aug 2011, Accepted 10 Oct 2011, Published online: 06 Dec 2011

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