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Chlorambucil is still an appropriate first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

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Chlorambucil is still an appropriate first-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. Drugs Ther. Perspect 17, 8–12 (2001). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200117200-00003

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