Antithymocyte globulin therapy for steroid-resistant acute graft versus host disease

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 824-825

  Ballesteros, Mónica ^a   Ferrá, Christelle ^b   Serrano, David ^a   Batlle, Montserrat ^b   Ribera, Josep María ^b   Díez Martín, José Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHOTREXATE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; STEROID; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CHRONIC GRAFT VERSUS HOST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LETTER; MONOTHERAPY; MORTALITY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG RESISTANCE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53549120229     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21251     Document Type: Letter

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