Intensive extracorporeal photochemotherapy in pediatric patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD)

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 218-221

  Duzovali, Oznur ^a   Chan, Ka Wah ^b,c  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b TEXAS TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic graft versus host disease; Extracorporeal photochemotherapy; Pediatric patients

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; METHOXSALEN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EXTRACORPOREAL PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MACHINE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845645110     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20870     Document Type: Article

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