Relapse of Philadelphia chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after marrow transplantation: Sustained molecular remission after early and dose-escalating infusion of donor leucocytes

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 161-164

  Keil, Felix ^a   Kalhs, Peter ^a   Haas, Oskar A ^b   Fritsch, Gerhard ^b   Reiter, Elisabeth ^a   Mannhalter, Christine ^a   Lechner, Klaus ^a   Leitner, Gerda ^a   Greinix, Hildegard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

allogeneic marrow transplantation; donor leucocyte infusion; Ph+ve ALL

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE TRANSFUSION; MALE; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030887758     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1997.262674.x     Document Type: Article

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