A prospective, randomised, phase II study of horse antithymocyte globulin vs rabbit antithymocyte globulin as immune-modulating therapy in patients with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes.

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Published in Leukemia on March 01, 2004

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M Stadler1, U Germing, K-O Kliche, K M Josten, R Kuse, W-K Hofmann, H Schrezenmeier, J Novotny, O Anders, H Eimermacher, W Verbeek, H-H Kreipe, H Heimpel, C Aul, A Ganser

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1: Department of Haematology and Oncology, Medizinische Hochschule, Hannover, Germany.

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