Prolonged disease-free survival in relapsed/refractory low-grade lymphoma treated with fludarabine: A report of four cases

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 532-534

  Sternberg, A J ^a   Matutes, E ^a   Killick, S ^a   Wotherspoon, A C ^a   Catovsky, D ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complete remission; Fludarabine; Refractory lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUDARABINE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LYMPHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTHRACYCLINES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHLORAMBUCIL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DRUG RESISTANCE, NEOPLASM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, LOW-GRADE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; VIDARABINE; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 0031821635     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00792.x     Document Type: Article

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