Comparison of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, high-dose cytarabine, and autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation as postremission treatment in patients with de novo acute myelogenous leukemia

Cancer

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1721-1731

  Tsimberidou, Apostolia Maria ^a,g   Stavroyianni, Niki ^a   Viniou, Nora ^a   Papaioannou, Maria ^b   Tiniakou, Maria ^c   Marinakis, Theodoros ^d   Skandali, Anastasia ^e   Sakellari, Ioanna ^f   Yataganas, Xenophon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b THEAGENIO CANCER HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^d KAT HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^e EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^f G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation; Autologous stem cell transplantation; De novo acute myelogenous leukemia (AML); High dose chemotherapy; Postremission therapy

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAFT FAILURE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CYTARABINE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037377715     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11240     Document Type: Article

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