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Letter

Cyclosporine modulation of multidrug resistance in combination with pravastatin, mitoxantrone and etoposide for adult patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a phase 1/2 study

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Pages 2534-2536 | Received 27 Dec 2012, Accepted 15 Feb 2013, Published online: 27 Mar 2013

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