Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma: 2014 Update on diagnosis, risk-stratification, and management

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 89, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 837-851

  Wilcox, Ryan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALEMTUZUMAB; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE MODIFIER; BRENTUXIMAB VEDOTIN; CHLORAMBUCIL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; MOGAMULIZUMAB; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PENTOSTATIN; PRALATREXATE;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PROGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; CUTANEOUS T CELL LYMPHOMA; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE SPECIFIC SURVIVAL; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MOLECULAR PATHOLOGY; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SEZARY SYNDROME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; MYCOSIS FUNGOIDES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PHOTOPHERESIS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEZARY SYNDROME; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 84904289424     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23756     Document Type: Article

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