Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma in London: Clinical experience of 21 cases

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 177-185

  Pawson, Rachel ^a   Richardson, Deborah S ^b   Pagliuca, Antonio ^a   Kelsey, Stephen M ^b   Hoque, Selina ^b   Breuer, Judith ^b   Newland, Adrian C ^b   Mufti, Ghulam J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alpha interferon; ATLL; Opportunistic infection; Prophylaxis; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTHRACYCLINE; BLEOMYCIN; CHLORMETHINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; IDARUBICIN; MELPHALAN; METHOTREXATE; MITOXANTRONE; PENTOSTATIN; PREDNISOLONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; MALE; NEGRO; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031657118     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428199809057597     Document Type: Article

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