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Published in: Annals of Hematology 9/2017

01-09-2017 | Letter to the Editor

In Burkitt lymphoma patients who relapse after induction with a short-intensive chemoimmunotherapy protocol, aggressive salvage chemotherapy therapy is ineffective: a single-center retrospective study

Authors: Martin Cremer, Mark-Alexander Schwarzbich, Tilman Schöning, Katharina Lisenko, Anthony D. Ho, Mathias Witzens-Harig

Published in: Annals of Hematology | Issue 9/2017

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Metadata
Title
In Burkitt lymphoma patients who relapse after induction with a short-intensive chemoimmunotherapy protocol, aggressive salvage chemotherapy therapy is ineffective: a single-center retrospective study
Authors
Martin Cremer
Mark-Alexander Schwarzbich
Tilman Schöning
Katharina Lisenko
Anthony D. Ho
Mathias Witzens-Harig
Publication date
01-09-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Annals of Hematology / Issue 9/2017
Print ISSN: 0939-5555
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3044-4

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