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Lenalidomide in combination with dexamethasone induced rhabdomyolysis in a multiple myeloma patient treated with pravastatin

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  1. Division of Hematology, Respiratory Medicine, and Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, 849-8501, Japan

    Chisako Urata, Mariko Yoshimura, Hidekazu Itamura, Takashi Hisatomi, Yasushi Kubota, Noriyasu Fukushima, Eisaburo Sueoka & Shinya Kimura

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Urata, C., Yoshimura, M., Itamura, H. et al. Lenalidomide in combination with dexamethasone induced rhabdomyolysis in a multiple myeloma patient treated with pravastatin. Int J Hematol 94, 216–217 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-011-0903-y

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