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Original Article: Research

Methotrexate area under the curve as a prognostic factor in primary central nervous system lymphoma treated with immunochemoradiotherapy

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Pages 1891-1897 | Received 21 Feb 2011, Accepted 01 May 2011, Published online: 24 Jun 2011

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