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We thank all the GOELAMS investigators. The sponsorship was assumed by the Centre Hospitalier de Nantes, France (Projet Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique, 1998).
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BL, AP, J-LH, NI and J-YC wrote the protocol; M-CB and PG performed data collection management, validation and statistical analyses and wrote the manuscript; CR analysed data, recruited patients, provided clinical care, performed bibliographic searches and wrote the manuscript; BL, AP, NV, JD, MH, DG, DB, NF, EJ, SL, ME-J, CB, ER, RG, MO-U, FD, J-LH, NI and JYC recruited patients and provided clinical care; IL validated cytogenetic data. All authors contributed to the gathering of the clinical or biological data and approved the report. Norbert Ifrah is the chairman of the AML scientific council of the GOELAMS.
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Récher, C., Béné, M., Lioure, B. et al. Long-term results of a randomized phase 3 trial comparing idarubicin and daunorubicin in younger patients with acute myeloid leukaemia. Leukemia 28, 440–443 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2013.290
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