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Original Articles

A phase 2 clinical trial of eltrombopag for treatment of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes after hypomethylating-agent failure

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Pages 2207-2213 | Received 12 Nov 2018, Accepted 28 Jan 2019, Published online: 18 Feb 2019

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