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Therapy for Patients not Eligible for Autologous Transplant

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Myeloma Therapy

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Supported in part by the Universitá degli Studi di Torino, Fondazione Neoplasie Sangue Onlus, Associazione Italiana Leucemie, Compagnia di S Paolo, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Torino, Ministero dell'Universitá della Ricerca (MIUR), and Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy.

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Sara, B., Antonio, P. (2008). Therapy for Patients not Eligible for Autologous Transplant. In: Lonial, S. (eds) Myeloma Therapy. Contemporary Hematology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-564-0_8

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