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Dr. Recher reports grants from Novartis, during the conduct of the study, and grants from Celgene, grants from Sunesis, grants from Amgen, and grants from Chugai, outside the submitted work.
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Branco, B., Metsu, D., Dutertre, M. et al. Use of rifampin for treatment of disseminated tuberculosis in a patient with primary myelofibrosis on ruxolitinib. Ann Hematol 95, 1207–1209 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-016-2684-0
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