The prognosis and survival of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia with central nervous system relapse

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-289

  Unal, Selma ^a   Yetgin, Sevgi ^a   Cetin, Mualla ^a   Gümrük, Fatma ^a   Arslan, Deniz ^a   Ozyürek, Emel ^a   Tuncer, Murat ^a   Topçu, Meral ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Childhood; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; BRAIN RADIATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BONE MARROW; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE, L1; MALE; METHOTREXATE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842659913     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490277097     Document Type: Article

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