Fragile Warriors: Navigating the Delicate Dance of Frailty and CAR-T cell Therapy for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma.

Transplant Cell Ther

Department of Hematologic Oncology & Blood Disorders, Levine Cancer Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Charlotte, NC.

Published: March 2024


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