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Risk of malignancies in patients treated with Sandimmun® for autoimmune diseases

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Cancer in Transplantation: Prevention and Treatment

Part of the book series: Transplantation and Clinical Immunology ((TRAC,volume 27))

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Cyclosporine A was first isolated in 1970 from the fungal species Tolypocladium inflatum gams.

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Lamarque, V., Monka, C., Commare, M.C., Krupp, P. (1996). Risk of malignancies in patients treated with Sandimmun® for autoimmune diseases. In: Touraine, J.L., Traeger, J., Bétuel, H., Dubernard, J.M., Revillard, J.P., Dupuy, C. (eds) Cancer in Transplantation: Prevention and Treatment. Transplantation and Clinical Immunology, vol 27. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0175-9_17

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