Graft-versus-leukemia effect after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 669-672

  Rondon G ^a   Giralt, S ^a   Huh, Y ^a   Khouri, I ^a   Andersson, B ^a   Andreeff, M ^a   Champlin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

CLL; Donor lymphocytes; Graft versus leukemia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFUSION; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; MALE; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 0029813688     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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