Seminars in Hematology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , April 2008

Radioimmunotherapy-Based Conditioning Regimens for Stem Cell Transplantation

  • Michelle M. Zhang
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  • Ajay K. Gopal

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Ajay K. Gopal, MD, Division of Medical Oncology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, 825 Eastlake Ave, Seattle, WA 98109.

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 Supported by Lymphoma Research Foundation Mantle Cell Lymphoma Research Initiative, SCOR Grant 7040 from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, and NIH Grants No. P01CA44991 and K23CA85479.

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminhematol.2008.02.002

Seminars in Hematology
Volume 45, Issue 2 , Pages 118-125 , April 2008

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