The combined effect of total body irradiation (TBI) and cyclosporin a (CyA) on the risk of relapse in patients with acute myeloid leukaemia undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 99-104

  Bacigalupo, A ^a   Vitale, V ^a   Corvo R ^a   Barra, S ^a   Lamparelli, T ^a   Gualandi, F ^a   Mordini, N ^a   Berisso, G ^a   Bregante, S ^a   Raiola, A M ^a   Van Lint, M T ^a   Frassoni, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Cyclosporin; Graft vs. leukaemia; Total body irradiation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; DRUG MEGADOSE; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CYCLOSPORINE; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION;

EID: 0033951358     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.01809.x     Document Type: Article

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