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Effect of measurable (‘minimal’) residual disease (MRD) information on prediction of relapse and survival in adult acute myeloid leukemia

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Research reported in this publication was supported by grants from the National Cancer Institute/National Institutes of Health (NCI/NIH; CA182010 to RBW and MO, CA160872 to DLS, and CA090998 to MO). The S0106 study was conducted by SWOG and supported by NIH/NCI/NCTN Grants CA180888, CA180819, CA180828 and CA180944; NCI Grant CA182010, and in part by Wyeth (Pfizer) Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RBW is a Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar in Clinical Research.

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Othus, M., Wood, B., Stirewalt, D. et al. Effect of measurable (‘minimal’) residual disease (MRD) information on prediction of relapse and survival in adult acute myeloid leukemia. Leukemia 30, 2080–2083 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/leu.2016.120

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