High-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell support in refractory gestational trophoblastic neoplasia

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 620-621

  El Helw, L M ^a   Seckl, M J ^b   Haynes, R ^b   Evans, L S ^a   Lorigan, P C ^a   Long, J ^c   Kanfer, E J ^b   Newlands, E S ^b   Hancock, B W ^a  

^a WESTON PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WAIKATO HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia; High dose chemotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CARBOPLATIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; MELPHALAN; MESNA; PACLITAXEL; PREDNISONE; TUMOR MARKER;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHORIOCARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANCY; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27144556393     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6602771     Document Type: Article

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