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Letter to the Editor

Single-unit cord blood transplant for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and lymphoma using an intensified conditioning regimen of total body irradiation, high-dose cytarabine and cyclophosphamide

Takaaki KonumaDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Seiko KatoDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Maki Oiwa-MonnaDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Arinobu TojoDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Satoshi TakahashiDepartment of Hematology/Oncology, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 1148-1150 | Received 03 Jul 2014, Accepted 22 Jul 2014, Published online: 08 Sep 2014

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