Survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Results of therapy at Tata Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 311-315

  Vaidya, Sucheta J ^a   Advani, Suresh H ^a   Pai, Suresh K ^a   Nair, Chandrika N ^a   Kurkure, Purna A ^a   Saikia, Tapan K ^a   Gopal, R ^a   Pai, Vasant R ^a   Nadkarni, Kanchan S ^a   Parikh, Purvish M ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Post therapy survival; Relapse

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; RECURRENCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029587067     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199609051623     Document Type: Article

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