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Original Article

Preliminary Experience with a New Chemotherapy Regimen for Adults with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Spero R. Cataland Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and the Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637–1470, USA
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Christopher K. Daugherty Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and the Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637–1470, USA
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Elizabeth C. Weseman Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and the Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637–1470, USA
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Richard A. Larson Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine and the Cancer Research Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637–1470, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 297-307 | Received 10 Aug 2000, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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