Is the international prognostic index for aggressive lymphomas useful for low-grade lymphoma patients? Applicability to stage III-IV patients

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Foussard, C ^a,b   Desablens, B ^a   Sensebe, L ^a   Francois S ^a   Milpied, N ^a   Deconinck, E ^a   Delwail, V ^a   Dugay, J ^a   Lamy, T ^a   Ghandour, C ^a   Le Mevel, A ^a   Maisonneuve, H ^a   Casassus, P ^a   Colombat, P ^a  

^a Department of Hematology ^*  (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

index; low grade; lymphoma; prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; STANDARD;

EID: 8244260078     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/8.suppl_1.S49     Document Type: Conference Paper

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