Intensive remission induction therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia in blast phase with a goal of post-remission bone marrow transplant - A pilot study

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 42-45

  Lipton, J H ^a,b   Messner, H A ^a   Curtis, J E ^a   Atkins, H L ^a   Minden, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Chemotherapy; CML blast phase

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; HYDROXYUREA; INTERFERON; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MITOXANTRONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; BLAST TRANSFORMATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029899478     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1996.tb00488.x     Document Type: Article

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