Clinical and biological characteristics of acute promyelocytic leukemia in Taiwan: A high relapse rate in patients with high initial and peak white blood cell counts during all-trans-retinoic acid treatment

Leukemia

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 921-928

  Chou, W C ^a   Tang, J L ^a   Yao, M ^a   Liang, Y J ^a   Lee, F Y ^a   Lin, M T ^a   Wang, C H ^a   Shen, M C ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Tien, H F ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; PML RAR fusion transcript; Retinoic acid syndrome

Indexed keywords

CD2 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROXYUREA; RETINOIC ACID; T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 15; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION 17; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOCHROMOSOME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE RISK; RETINOIC ACID SYNDROME; TAIWAN;

EID: 16944362111     PISSN: 08876924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.leu.2400690     Document Type: Article

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