High-dose cytosine arabinoside and fractionated total body irradiation as a preparative regimen for the treatment of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and Down syndrome by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 287-289

  Conter, V ^a,c   D'Angelo, P ^a   Rizzari, C ^a   Jankovic, M ^a   Dampier, C ^b   Masera, G ^a   Johnson, F L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Allogeneic bone marrow transplantation; Down syndrome

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTARABINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SIBLING; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADOLESCENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOWN SYNDROME; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, CALLA-POSITIVE; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; SALVAGE THERAPY; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; VINCRISTINE; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0030040571     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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