Abnormal CT Scans of the Brain in Asymptomatic Children with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia after Prophylactic Treatment of the Central Nervous System with Radiation and Intrathecal Chemotherapy

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 298, Issue 15, 1978, Pages 815-818

  Peylan Ramu, Nili ^a   Poplack, David G ^a   Pizzo, Philip A ^a   Adornato, Bruce T ^a   di Chiro, Giovanni ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARMUSTINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BLOOD AND HEMOPOIETIC SYSTEM; BRAIN LEUKEMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVENTION; PROPHYLAXIS; RADIOTHERAPY; THERAPY;

EID: 0018178024     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197804132981504     Document Type: Article

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