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Research Article

Clinically meaningful reduction in pruritus in patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma treated with romidepsin

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Pages 284-289 | Received 28 Mar 2012, Accepted 08 Jul 2012, Published online: 17 Aug 2012

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