Anthracyclines during induction therapy in acute myeloid leukaemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 161, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 192-203

  Teuffel, Oliver ^a   Leibundgut, Kurt ^a   Lehrnbecher, Thomas ^b   Alonzo, Todd A ^c   Beyene, Joseph ^d,e,f   Sung, Lillian ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute myeloid leukaemia; Anthracyclines; Toxicity; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACLARUBICIN; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; IDARUBICIN; MITOXANTRONE; ZORUBICIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGRESSION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DAUNORUBICIN; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDARUBICIN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84875813374     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.12233     Document Type: Article

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