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Letter to the Editor

Alternative intensive induction chemotherapeutic regimens in MYC expressing diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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Pages 797-800 | Received 04 Apr 2014, Accepted 24 May 2014, Published online: 17 Jul 2014

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