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Myelodysplastic syndrome after maintenance treatment with metronomic cyclophosphamide: weighing prolonged stable disease against late toxicity

Sara Neves Carvalho
1
,
Carolina Perez Duque
2
,
Susana Lisboa
3
,
Dulcineia Pereira
4
,
Miguel H. Abreu
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  1. Medical Oncology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology – Porto FG, EPE, Porto, Portugal
  2. Surgical Pathology Department, Portuguese Institute of Oncology – Porto FG, EPE, Porto, Portugal
  3. Cancer Genetics Group of CI-IPOP, Portuguese Institute of Oncology – Porto FG, EPE, Porto, Portugal
  4. Department of Haematology, Portuguese Institute of Oncology – Porto FG, EPE, Porto, Portugal
Contemp Oncol (Pozn) 2026; 30 (1)
Online publish date: 2026/03/03
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