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Is there a role for the international prognostic index in follicular lymphoma?

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Supported in part by: RD12/0036/0029 del Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Cáncer (RTICC, FEDER); SGR225 (GRE) Generalitat de Catalunya; ayuda económica de la Fundació Internacional Josep Carreras y de la fundación “La Caixa”.

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  1. Department of Hematology, ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Institut de Recerca Josep Carreras, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain

    Marc Sorigue & Juan-Manuel Sancho

  2. Department of Hematology, ICO-Duran y Reynals, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Gijón, Spain

    Santiago Mercadal

  3. Department of Hematology, Hospital Universitario de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

    Sara Alonso

  4. Department of Hematology, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain

    Ruben Fernández-Álvarez

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MS and JMS designed the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. SM, SA, RFA, and JMS recruited patients.

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Sorigue, M., Mercadal, S., Alonso, S. et al. Is there a role for the international prognostic index in follicular lymphoma?. Ann Hematol 97, 713–715 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-017-3197-1

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