Minimal residual disease detection in lymphoma and multiple myeloma: Impact on therapeutic paradigms

Hematological Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 167-176

  Ferrero, Simone ^a   Drandi, Daniela ^a   Mantoan, Barbara ^a   Ghione, Paola ^a   Omedè, Paola ^a   Ladetto, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Follicular lymphoma; Mantle cell lymphoma; Minimal residual disease; Molecular remission; Multiple myeloma; PCR

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMBUCIL; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; MITOXANTRONE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; DNA SEQUENCE; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; HUMAN; MANTLE CELL LYMPHOMA; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA, FOLLICULAR; LYMPHOMA, MANTLE-CELL; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL;

EID: 83455199223     PISSN: 02780232     EISSN: 10991069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hon.989     Document Type: Review

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