Identification of newly diagnosed children with acute lymphocytic leukemia at high risk for relapse

Cancer Research Therapy and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 101-107

  Shuster, Jonathan J ^a   Camitta, Bruch M ^b   Pullen, Jeanette ^a,b   Borowitz, Michael J ^a   Carroll, Andrew J ^a   Thomas Look, A ^a,b   Mahoney, Donald H ^b   Mahmoud, Hazem ^a   Lauer, Stephen J ^b   Land, Vita J ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Midwest Children 's Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute lymphocytic leukemia of childhood; B Precursor bone marrow transplant; Clinical trial; High risk; HLA match

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032839892     PISSN: 10640525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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