Clinical and hematologic response of chronic lymphocytic and prolymphocytic leukemia persisting after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation with the onset of acute graft-versus-host disease: Possible role of graft-versus-leukemia

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 371-375

  Mehta, J ^a   Powles, R ^a   Singhal, S ^a   Iveson, T ^a   Treleaven, J ^a   Catovsky, D ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Corticosteroids; Cyclosporine; Graft versus host disease; Graft versus leukemia; Prolymphocytic leukemia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; MELPHALAN;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; DEATH; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKEMIA CELL; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA;

ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, CHRONIC; LEUKEMIA, PROLYMPHOCYTIC; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029958975     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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