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Authors would like to acknowledge the patients who participated in this study, and their families. This study has been supported by AIRC IG 5916 to FLC, and by an AIRC research fellowship to LC.
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Cicconi, L., Platzbecker, U., Avvisati, G. et al. Long-term results of all-trans retinoic acid and arsenic trioxide in non-high-risk acute promyelocytic leukemia: update of the APL0406 Italian-German randomized trial. Leukemia 34, 914–918 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-019-0589-3
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