Intensification of treatment for adults with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: Results of U.K. Medical Research Council randomized trial UKALL XA

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-92

  Durrant, I J ^b   Prentice, H Grant ^b   Richards, S M ^a  

^a RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Adults; Intensification; Randomized trial

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; DAUNORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030731212     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.3613175.x     Document Type: Article

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