Successful treatment of an Epstein-Barr virus-associated B-cell lymphoproliferative disease in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia using an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody
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F. Bernard MD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34000 Montpellier, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorN. Sarran MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorG. Margueritte MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorG. Barneon MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Astruc MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
F. Bernard MD, PhD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Avenue du Doyen Giraud, 34000 Montpellier, FranceSearch for more papers by this authorN. Sarran MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorG. Margueritte MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorG. Barneon MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Astruc MD
Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier, France
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