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Ruxolitinib for steroid-refractory acute graft versus host disease: case series and literature review

Adrianna Spałek1, Krzysztof Woźniczka1, Anna Armatys1, Agata Wieczorkiewicz-Kabut1, Izabela Noster1, Grzegorz Helbig1
Acta Haematol Pol 2022;53(1):66-68.

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