Prognostic significance of the initial cerebro-spinal fluid (CSF) involvement of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) treated without cranial irradiation: Results of European organization for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC) children leukemia group study 58881

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 239-247

  Sirvent, Nicolas ^a   Suciu, Stefan ^b   Rialland, Xavier ^c   Millot, Frédéric ^d   Benoit, Yves ^e   Plantaz, Dominique ^f   Ferster, Alice ^g   Robert, Alain ^h   Lutz, Patrick ⁱ   Nelken, Brigitte ^j   Plouvier, Emmanuel ^k   Norton, Lucilia ^l   Bertrand, Yves ^m   Otten, Jacques ⁿ  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NICE   (France)

^b EORTC DATA CENTER   (Belgium)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^f GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HOP UNIV DES ENFANTS REINE FABIOLA   (Belgium)

^h TOULOUSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^j LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BESANÇON   (France)

^l HOSPITAL DE SÃO JOÃO   (Portugal)

^m Hemato Oncologic Pediatric Institute   (France)

ⁿ UVZ Brussels ^*  (Belgium)

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Author keywords

Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia; Central nervous system; Childhood; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; TIOGUANINE; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SKULL IRRADIATION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 78650686560     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.10.019     Document Type: Article

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