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MG, TDS, FRM, LL, DR, SM, AN, YH, LS, TT, GDP, MF, FDR, GG, AC, RF, AP, and FM designed the study, analyzed and interpreted data, and wrote the manuscript; MG, GT, GD’A, KGC, and FM performed statistical analysis; GC, AGR, AN, and MF performed central laboratory tests; GR, KZ, SC, IDP, NDR, FA, MC, AC, AG, SAP, GU, II, and EV provided the patients and collected clinical data; and all authors gave final approval for the manuscript.
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Gentile, M., Shanafelt, T.D., Reda, G. et al. Validation of a biological score to predict response in chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients treated front-line with bendamustine and rituximab. Leukemia 32, 1869–1873 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41375-018-0100-6
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