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Excessive toxicity of once daily i.v. BU, melphalan and thiotepa followed by auto SCT on patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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Lee, SC., Kim, S., Lee, D. et al. Excessive toxicity of once daily i.v. BU, melphalan and thiotepa followed by auto SCT on patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 45, 801–802 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2009.240

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