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Immunotherapy - Cancer

First pediatric B-acute lymphoblastic leukemia patient treated with anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy: Long-term remission or early cure?

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Article: 2321678 | Received 06 Feb 2024, Accepted 19 Feb 2024, Published online: 25 Feb 2024

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