Primary mediastinal large B-cell lymphoma: A retrospective analysis of rituximab and CHOP chemotherapy

Community Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 673-677

  Novoselac, Amory V ^a   Kunamneni, Raghu K ^b   McMasters, Malgorzata ^c   Radevic, Miroslav R ^b   Levine, Randy L ^b  

^a Southern Ohio Medical Center   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Our Lady of Mercy Cancer Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER REGRESSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 36849020981     PISSN: 15485315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1548-5315(11)70161-9     Document Type: Article

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