Pharmacokinetics and drug monitoring of L-asparaginase treatment

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 96-98

  Boos, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL); Asparaginase preparations in children; L asparaginase; Pharmacokinetic drug monitoring

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; ASPARAGINASE MEDAC; ASPARAGINE; BACTERIAL ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0030894370     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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