Cytogenetics and age are major determinants of outcome in intensively treated acute myeloid leukemia patients older than 60 years: Results from AMLSG trial AML HD98-B

Blood

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3280-3288

  Fröhling, Stefan ^b   Schlenk, Richard F ^b   Kayser, Sabine ^b   Morhardt, Martina ^b   Benner, Axel ^b   Döhner, Konstanze ^b   Döhner, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IDARUBICIN; MITOXANTRONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHROMOSOME BANDING PATTERN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751172127     PISSN: 00064971     EISSN: 00064971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-04-014324     Document Type: Article

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