Central nervous system involvement in adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Diagnostic tools, prophylaxis, and therapy

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Del Principe, Maria Ilaria ^a   Maurillo, Luca ^a   Buccisano, Francesco ^a   Sconocchia, Giuseppe ^b   Cefalo, Mariagiovanna ^a   De Santis, Giovanna ^a   Di Veroli, Ambra ^a   Ditto, Concetta ^a   Nasso, Daniela ^a   Postorino, Massimiliano ^a   Refrigeri, Marco ^a   Attrotto, Cristina ^a   Del Poeta, Giovanni ^a   Lo Coco, Francesco ^c   Amadori, Sergio ^a   Venditti, Adriano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF TRANSLATIONAL PHARMACOLOGY   (Italy)

^c Fondazione S Lucia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; CYTARABINE; DASATINIB; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; IMATINIB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NILOTINIB; PREDNISONE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEVER; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NEURORADIOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

EID: 84926355633     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/mjhid.2014.075     Document Type: Review

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