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Research Article

Efficacy of lenalidomide plus dexamethasone in patients older than 75 years with relapsed multiple myeloma

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Pages 1318-1320 | Received 06 Dec 2011, Accepted 27 Dec 2011, Published online: 31 Jan 2012

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