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Pegfilgrastim in primary prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia in elderly patients with hematological malignancies—bendamustine and G-CSF support

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  1. Division of Hematology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori – IRCCS, Via Piero Maroncelli 40, 47014, Meldola, FC, Italy

    Claudio Cerchione

  2. Hematology – Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II, Via Pansini 5, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Claudio Cerchione, Amalia De Renzo, Davide Nappi, Maria Di Perna, Roberta Della Pepa, Novella Pugliese, Lucio Catalano, Fabrizio Pane & Marco Picardi

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Cerchione, C., De Renzo, A., Nappi, D. et al. Pegfilgrastim in primary prophylaxis of febrile neutropenia in elderly patients with hematological malignancies—bendamustine and G-CSF support. Support Care Cancer 27, 1587–1588 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-4651-5

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