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. 2017 Apr 6;1(10):615-618.
doi: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2016002675. eCollection 2017 Apr 11.

Survival outcomes in the very elderly with DLBCL prior to and after the introduction of rituximab: a US population-based study

Upama Giri  1 , Michael G Martin  2
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Survival outcomes in the very elderly with DLBCL prior to and after the introduction of rituximab: a US population-based study

Upama Giri et al. Blood Adv. .
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Survival outcomes of the study population. (A) 24 month OS for group A. (B) 24-month OS for group B. (C) 24-month DSS for group A. (D) 24 month DSS for group B. (E) OS and DSS rates for the study population for different survival periods. Cum., cumulative.
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