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Successful treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma-like EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with nivolumab

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We are grateful to the medical, nursing, and laboratory staff of the participating departments for their contributions to this study.

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Wada, F., Kondo, T., Nakamura, M. et al. Successful treatment of Hodgkin lymphoma-like EBV-associated post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with nivolumab. Ann Hematol 99, 887–889 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00277-020-03960-4

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