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Concept and design: FM and SC; development of methodology: FM, DG; acquisition of data: FM, SMT, MA, MDC, ASe, SG, DR, LP, FPa, IP, ADR, FPi, AR, ASp; data analysis and interpretation: FM, DG, SC, AM; technical and statistical support: DG, EP, MCanf; manuscript writing: FM; critical review of the manuscript: AM, SC, MCant.
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Marchesi, F., Capria, S., Giannarelli, D. et al. BEAM vs FEAM high-dose chemotherapy: retrospective study in lymphoma patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant 53, 1051–1054 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41409-018-0120-x
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