Salvage therapy with fludarabine in patients with progressive B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 317-320

  Gjedde, S B ^a   Hansen, M M ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; Fludarabine; Salvage therapy

Indexed keywords

FLUDARABINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CARCINOMA; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030005637     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199209067613     Document Type: Article

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