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Letter

Nilotinib monotherapy induced complete remission in pediatric Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia resistant to imatinib and dasatinib

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Pages 1652-1653 | Received 13 May 2013, Accepted 04 Sep 2013, Published online: 01 Nov 2013

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