Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for 3 Patients with Severe Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 453-456

  Kishimoto, Tomoko ^a,b   Hamazaki, Takashi ^a   Yasui, Masahiro ^a   Sasabe, Makoto ^a,c   Okamura, Takayuki ^a   Sakata, Naoki ^a   Inoue, Masami ^a   Yagi, Keiko ^a   Kawa, Keisei ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; JRA

Indexed keywords

CD34 ANTIGEN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETOPOSIDE; INTERFERON; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; THIOTEPA; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; MALE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REMISSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0347479239     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02983820     Document Type: Article

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