Efficacy of bortezomib in systemic extramedullary localizations of multiple myeloma.
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Vincenzo Federico, MD1 Massimo Breccia, MD1 Maria Teresa Petrucci, MD1 Giuseppina Loglisci, MD1 Giovanna Mansueto, MD2 Caterina Mercanti, MD1 Anna Levi, MD1 Claudio Cartoni, MD1 Pellegrino Musto, MD2 Giuliana Alimena, MD1 1Department of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy; 2Unit of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, Rionero in Vulture, Potenza, Italy
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O
دوره 10 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012