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Stem cell mobilization in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients with prior high dose melphalan and auto-SCT

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  1. Florida Hospital Cancer Institute, Orlando, FL, USA

    Y Khaled, R Reynolds, V Reddy & M Solh

  2. Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute, Orlando, FL, USA

    A Al-Hazzouri

  3. Cancer Centers of Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

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Khaled, Y., Al-Hazzouri, A., Mizrachi, A. et al. Stem cell mobilization in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients with prior high dose melphalan and auto-SCT. Bone Marrow Transplant 48, 310–311 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2012.135

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