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Marked regression of myelofibrosis during reduced-dose dasatinib treatment in chronic myelogenous leukemia in accelerated phase

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Pages 219-222 | Received 07 Mar 2015, Accepted 21 Apr 2015, Published online: 21 Jul 2015

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