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Letter to the Editor

Two cases of myelofibrosis with severe thrombocytopenia and symptomatology successfully treated with combination of pomalidomide and ruxolitinib

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Pages 524-526 | Received 08 Feb 2014, Accepted 06 May 2014, Published online: 15 Jul 2014

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