Therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia after single-agent treatment with fludarabine for chronic lymphocytic leukemia

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 288-290

  Lam, Clarence C K ^a   Ma, Edmond S K ^a   Kwong, Yok Lam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Fludarabine; MDS; Pancytopenia; t AML

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; FLUDARABINE; PURINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LEUKEMIA; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MONOSOMY 7; MONOTHERAPY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND CANCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 7; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID; MALE; MONOSOMY; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; VIDARABINE;

EID: 23244433222     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20340     Document Type: Article

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