Splenic irradiation before bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukaemia

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 494-500

  Gratwohl, A ^a   Hermans, J ^b   Biezen, A V ^b   Arcese, W ^b   Debusscher, L ^b   Ernst, P ^b   Ferrant, A ^b   Frassoni, F ^b   Gahrton, G ^b   Iriondo, A ^b   Kolb, H J ^b   Link, H ^b   Niederwieser, D ^b   Ruutu, T ^b   Schattenberg, A ^b   Schmitz, N ^b   Siegert, W ^b   Torres Gomez, A ^b   Vernant, J P ^b   Zwaan, F E ^b   Apperley, J ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Chronic myeloid leukaemia; Relapse; Splenic irradiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLEEN;

EID: 10544233780     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1929.x     Document Type: Article

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