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Published in: Annals of Hematology 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Decitabine in patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT)

Authors: Siddhartha Ganguly, Manik Amin, Clint Divine, Omar S. Aljitawi, Sunil Abhyankar, Joseph P. McGuirk

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 4/2013

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Dear Editor, …
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Metadata
Title
Decitabine in patients with relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML) after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT)
Authors
Siddhartha Ganguly
Manik Amin
Clint Divine
Omar S. Aljitawi
Sunil Abhyankar
Joseph P. McGuirk
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-012-1607-y

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