Toward optimal central nervous system-directed treatment in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-181

  Pui, Ching Hon ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RELAPSE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CYTOLOGY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SPINAL; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037440152     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2003.10.032     Document Type: Editorial

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