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Failure of front-line autologous transplant in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

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Holtan, S., Feldman, A., Knudson, R. et al. Failure of front-line autologous transplant in anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Bone Marrow Transplant 46, 904–905 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2010.206

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