The role of all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) treatment in newly-diagnosed acute promyelocytic leukemia patients aged >60 years

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1273-1275

  Latagliata, R ^a   Avvisati, G ^a   Lo Coco, F ^a   Petti, M C ^a   Diverio, D ^a   Spadea, A ^a   Fazi, P ^a   Torromeo, C ^a   Breccia, M ^a   Malagnino, F ^a   Mandelli, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute promyelocytic leukemia; All trans retinoic acid; Elderly

Indexed keywords

CYTARABINE; IDARUBICIN; MITOXANTRONE; RETINOIC ACID;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGRESSION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

EID: 7144251196     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008272817839     Document Type: Article

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