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Prophylactic intrathecal chemotherapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL)

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Ravandi, F. Prophylactic intrathecal chemotherapy in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). Leukemia 18, 879–880 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.leu.2403306

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