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Review
. 2015 Dec;100(12):e519-20.
doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.136622.

Efficacy of rituximab maintenance therapy for aggressive B-cell lymphoma depends on use of rituximab in induction therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yasuhito Nannya  1 , Naoe Goto  2 , Masahito Shimizu  2 , Mitsuru Seishima  3 , Hisashi Tsurumi  4
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Review

Efficacy of rituximab maintenance therapy for aggressive B-cell lymphoma depends on use of rituximab in induction therapy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Yasuhito Nannya et al. Haematologica. 2015 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: aggressive lymphoma; meta-analysis; rituximab maintenance.

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