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Minoia, C., Pisapia, G., Palazzo, G. et al. Impact of novel agents followed by autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for multiple myeloma patients aged 65 years or older: a retrospective single Institutional analysis. Bone Marrow Transplant 50, 1486 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2015.185
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