Outcome of autologous stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis in the UK

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 417-425

  Goodman, Hugh J B ^a   Gillmore, Julian D ^a   Lachmann, Helen J ^a   Wechalekar, Ashutosh D ^a   Bradwell, Arthur R ^b   Hawkins, Philip N ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Amyloidosis; Melphalan; Stem cell transplantation; Treatment related mortality

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSIDE; CARMUSTINE; CYTOSINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; MELPHALAN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT CHAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CLONE CELLS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33746078406     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06204.x     Document Type: Article

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