Double versus single autotransplantation in multiple myeloma; a single center experience of 100 patients.
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One hundred patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (MM) were treated with high-dose chemotherapy followed by single or double autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). Up-front treatment with a double ASCT tended to prolong progression-free and overall survival.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Haematologica
دوره 90 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005