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Letter

Donor lymphocyte infusion followed by pentostatin, cyclophosphamide and rituximab therapy is effective for relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia after allogeneic stem cell transplant

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Pages 2750-2752 | Received 01 Feb 2013, Accepted 18 Mar 2013, Published online: 30 Apr 2013

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