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. 2013 Aug;10(8):431-2.
doi: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2013.113. Epub 2013 Jul 2.

Haematological cancer: Prophylactic platelet transfusion is frequently not necessary

Charles A Schiffer  1
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Haematological cancer: Prophylactic platelet transfusion is frequently not necessary

Charles A Schiffer. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2013 Aug.
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  • A no-prophylaxis platelet-transfusion strategy for hematologic cancers.
    Stanworth SJ, Estcourt LJ, Powter G, Kahan BC, Dyer C, Choo L, Bakrania L, Llewelyn C, Littlewood T, Soutar R, Norfolk D, Copplestone A, Smith N, Kerr P, Jones G, Raj K, Westerman DA, Szer J, Jackson N, Bardy PG, Plews D, Lyons S, Bielby L, Wood EM, Murphy MF; TOPPS Investigators. Stanworth SJ, et al. N Engl J Med. 2013 May 9;368(19):1771-80. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1212772. N Engl J Med. 2013. PMID: 23656642 Clinical Trial.

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