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Bisphosphonates do not delay engraftment after autologous SCT in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma

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Oksman, M., Itälä-Remes, M., Kauppila, M. et al. Bisphosphonates do not delay engraftment after autologous SCT in patients with newly diagnosed myeloma. Bone Marrow Transplant 50, 157 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2014.225

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