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Efficacy and toxicity of a rituximab and methotrexate based regimen (GMALL B-ALL/NHL 2002 protocol) in high risk diffuse large cell B-cell lymphoma patients as a first line treatment

Mark-Alexander SchwarzbichDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;
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Tilman SchöningDepartment of Pharmacy, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
,
Martin CremerDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;
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Katharina LisenkoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;
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Anthony D. HoDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany;
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Matthias Witzens-HarigDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany; Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 1723-1726 | Received 25 Mar 2015, Accepted 19 Oct 2015, Published online: 16 Mar 2016

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