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Serum free light chain reduction correlates with response and progression-free survival following carfilzomib therapy in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

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Pages 2959-2961 | Received 08 Aug 2014, Accepted 14 Feb 2015, Published online: 12 May 2015

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