Abrupt cessation of immunosuppression in a patient with persistent acute lymphoblastic leukaemia following allogeneic transplantation

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-46

  Rymes, N L ^a   Murray, J A ^a   Holmes, J A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; cyclosporine; graft versus leukaemia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029978348     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2257.1996.tb00737.x     Document Type: Article

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