Molecular remission without blood product support using all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) induction and combined arsenic trioxide/ATRA consolidation in a Jehovah's Witness with de novo acute promyelocytic leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1103-1105

  Kennedy, Glen A ^a   Marlton, Paula ^a   Cobcroft, Ralph ^a   Gill, Devinder ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukaemia; Arsenic trioxide; ATRA; Jehovah's Witness

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ARSENICALS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CHRISTIANITY; CYTOGENETIC ANALYSIS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, PROMYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDES; PLATELET COUNT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRETINOIN;

EID: 0034488778     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2000.02480.x     Document Type: Article

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