Sustained remissions with long-term weekly chlorambucil maintenance therapy in patients with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 472-473

  Manoharan, Arumugam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

MALT lymphoma; Weekly maintenance therapy

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG COST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; MUCOSA ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE LYMPHOMA; REMISSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, ALKYLATING; CHLORAMBUCIL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3042651339     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.A20308     Document Type: Article

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