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Letter to the Editor

Ex vivo activity of BCL-2 family inhibitors ABT-199 and ABT-737 combined with 5-azacytidine in myeloid malignancies

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Pages 226-229 | Received 23 Jan 2014, Accepted 24 Mar 2014, Published online: 17 Jun 2014

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