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Romiplostim (AMG531, Nplate) for secondary failure of platelet recovery after allo-SCT

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    C Calmettes, S Vigouroux, R Tabrizi & N Milpied

  2. Université Bordeaux 2 Segalen, Bordeaux, France

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Calmettes, C., Vigouroux, S., Tabrizi, R. et al. Romiplostim (AMG531, Nplate) for secondary failure of platelet recovery after allo-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 1587–1589 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2011.179

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