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Methotrexate- and/or cytarabine-based chemotherapy may be effective and safe in solid-organ transplant recipients with primary central nervous system lymphomas

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Pages 521-524 | Received 15 Apr 2010, Accepted 28 Oct 2010, Published online: 06 Dec 2010

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