Interferon-α and zidovudine for relapsed/refractory adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma: Case reports of Japanese patients

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 762-764

  Ishitsuka, Kenji ^a   Katsuya, Hiroo ^a   Toyota, Tomona ^a   Ishizu, Masanao ^a   Kunami, Naoko ^a   Fujita, Mana ^a   Sasaki, Hidenori ^a   Takamatsu, Yasushi ^a   Uchiyama, Masanobu ^b   Fujikane, Haruo ^b   Ogata, Kentaro ^a   Hara, Shuuji ^a   Tamura, Kazuo ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATL; Interferon; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; CARBOPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; PIRARUBICIN; PREDNISOLONE; RANIMUSTINE; VINCRISTINE; VINDESINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; JAPANESE; LEUKEMIA RELAPSE; LEUKEMIA REMISSION; MALAISE; MALE; T CELL LEUKEMIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; JAPAN; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, ADULT T-CELL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 78751582085     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-010-0717-3     Document Type: Article

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