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Letter to the Editor

Ofatumumab plus high dose methylprednisolone followed by ofatumumab plus alemtuzumab to achieve maximal cytoreduction prior to allogeneic transplantation for 17p deleted or TP53 mutated chronic lymphocytic leukemiaFootnote*

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Pages 1312-1315 | Received 26 Jun 2018, Accepted 29 Aug 2018, Published online: 15 Oct 2018

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