Vincristine-loaded platelet infusion for treatment of refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia and chronic immune thrombocytopenia: Rethinking old cures

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 423-425

  Shvidel, Lev ^a   Sigler, Erica ^a,b   Shtalrid, Mordechai ^a   Berrebi, Alain ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

AIHA; ITP; Vincristine loaded platelets

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; DANAZOL; DOXORUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG COST; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SPLENECTOMY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; THROMBOCYTOPHERESIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BLOOD DONORS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET TRANSFUSION; PLATELETPHERESIS; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME; VINCRISTINE;

EID: 33646862432     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20632     Document Type: Article

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