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Is measuring plasma imatinib trough levels still an appropriate way for predicting responses in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia?

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Pages 2094-2095 | Received 06 Nov 2018, Accepted 07 Jan 2019, Published online: 04 Feb 2019

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