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Keeping a balance in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients taking ibrutinib: ibrutinib-associated adverse events and their management based on drug interactions

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Pages 819-830 | Received 02 Jun 2021, Accepted 09 Aug 2021, Published online: 22 Aug 2021

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