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Blood. 2010 Dec 16;116(25):5650-9. doi: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-288613. Epub 2010 Sep 21.
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The complete remission rate for all 155 patients was 82%, compared with 89% for 748 patients with classical M3 disease. The incidence of the APL differentiation syndrome was 26%, compared with 25% for classical M3 patients, and the early death rate was 13.6% …
The complete remission rate for all 155 patients was 82%, compared with 89% for 748 patients with classical M3 disease. The incidence of the …