Unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation for children and adolescents with Philadelphia-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 931-936

  Marks, David I ^a   Bird, Jennifer M ^a   Cornish, Jacqueline M ^a   Goulden, Nicholas J ^a   Jones, Claire G ^a   Knechtli, Christopher J ^a   Pamphilon, Derwood H ^a   Steward, Colin G ^a   Oakhill, Anthony ^a  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; FEMALE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFECTION; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031911315     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1998.16.3.931     Document Type: Article

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