Radiotherapy combined with erythropoietin for the treatment of extramedullary hematopoiesis in an alloimmunized patient with thalassemia intermedia

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 379-381

  Cianciulli, P ^a   Sorrentino, F ^a   Morino, L ^a   Massa, A ^b   Sergiacomi, G L ^a   Donato, V ^c   Amadori, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Erythropoietin; Radiotherapy; Thalassemia intermedia

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN;

ADULT; ALLOIMMUNIZATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DNA DETERMINATION; EXTRAMEDULLARY HEMATOPOIESIS; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THALASSEMIA;

ADULT; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIESIS, EXTRAMEDULLARY; HUMANS; ISOANTIBODIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 0029901222     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002770050190     Document Type: Article

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