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Letter to the Editor

A pilot study of the safety and efficacy of dexamethasone, ifosfamide, methotrexate and gemcitabine chemotherapy for natural killer/T-cell lymphoma

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Pages 2218-2221 | Received 24 May 2014, Accepted 09 Dec 2014, Published online: 11 Feb 2015

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