Comparison of bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy for relapsed childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: The MRC UKALL X experience

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-103

  Wheeler, Kate ^a   Richards, Sue ^b   Bailey, Clifford ^c   Chessells, Judith ^d  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplant; Chemotherapy; Childhood; Relapsed ALL

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIRUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031978097     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00676.x     Document Type: Article

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