Blood Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 333-342 , November 2006

Tumor microenvironment and drug resistance in hematologic malignancies

  • Zhi-Wei Li

      Affiliations

    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, SBR-2, Tampa, FL 33612, United States
    • Tel.: +813 745 2123; fax: +813 979 7265.
    • ,
  • William S. Dalton

      Affiliations

    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, 12902 Magnolia Drive, SBR-CEO, Tampa, FL 33612, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +813 615 4261; fax: +813 615 4258.

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doi: 10.1016/j.blre.2005.08.003

Blood Reviews
Volume 20, Issue 6 , Pages 333-342 , November 2006

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