Improved treatment outcome in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia using the intensive German protocol, a preliminary report

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-26

  Chim, C S ^a   Kwong, Y L ^a   Chu, Y C ^b   Chan, C H ^b   Chan, Y T ^b   Liang, Raymond ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Event free survival

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ASPARAGINASE; CD33 ANTIGEN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; COMMON ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA ANTIGEN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMIPENEM; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; TENIPOSIDE; TIOGUANINE; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW HYPOPLASIA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PANCYTOPENIA; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER PERFORATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; ASPARAGINASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030885478     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1069(199702)15:1<19::AID-HON591>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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