Lenalidomide and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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Lenalidomide and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Lenalidomide is an oral immunomodulatory drug used in multiple myeloma and myelodysplastic syndrome and most recently it has shown to be effective in the treatment of various lymphoproliferative disorders such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The mechanism of action of lenalidomide varies depending on the pathology, and in the case of CLL, it appears to primarily ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BioMed Research International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2314-6133,2314-6141
DOI: 10.1155/2013/932010