Rituximab in combination with high-dose methylprednisolone for the treatment of fludarabine refractory high-risk chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

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Published in Leukemia on August 28, 2008

Authors

J E Castro1, J D Sandoval-Sus, J Bole, L Rassenti, T J Kipps

Author Affiliations

1: Moores UCSD Cancer Center, La Jolla, CA 92093-0820, USA.

Associated clinical trials:

Ofatumumab and High-dose Methylprednisolone in Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) (CRC027) | NCT01191190

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