Title: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment is an essential tool to support treatment decisions in elderly patients with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma: A prospective multicenter evaluation on 173 patients by the Lymphoma Italian Foundation (FIL)
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Alessandra Tucci MD*, Maurizio Martelli MD, Luigi Rigacci MD , Paola Riccomagno MD , Maria Giuseppina Cabras MD, Flavia Salvi MD, Caterina Stelitano MD, Alberto Fabbri MD, Sergio Storti MD, Stefano Fogazzi MD, Salvatrice Mancuso MD, Maura Brugiatelli MD, Angelo Fama MD, Paolo Paesano MD, Benedetta Puccini MD, Chiara Bottelli, MD, Dalceggio Daniela MD,Francesco Bertagna MD, Giuseppe Rossi MD, and Michele Spina MD on behalf of the Lymphoma Italian Foundation (FIL)
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