Fludarabine-associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia occurring in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1589-1590

  Nishida, Hiroko ^a,b   Murase, Tadashi ^b,c   Ueno, Hironori ^a,b   Park, Jae Wong ^b   Yano, Takahiro ^b   Ikeda, Yasuo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION   (Japan)

^c FUJI XEROX CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIHA; B CLL; Fludarabine; Prednisolone; Rituximab

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE; HEMOGLOBIN; PREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB;

AGED; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; B CELL LEUKEMIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETICULOCYTE COUNT;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, CHRONIC; MALE; PREDNISOLONE; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDARABINE;

EID: 33749985685     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2006.02.011     Document Type: Letter

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