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Is day +1 omission of methotrexate associated with higher incidence of acute GvHD in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?

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We thank the non-governmental and non-profit organization ‘Unidos…Asociacion Pro Trasplante de Medula Osea’, in Mexico City, for facilitating most of our patients the acquisition of medications and providing emotional support.

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Leon-Rodriguez, E., Rivera-Franco, M. & Campos-Castro, A. Is day +1 omission of methotrexate associated with higher incidence of acute GvHD in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation?. Bone Marrow Transplant 52, 772–774 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/bmt.2016.359

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