Novel immunotherapies for adult patients with B-lineage acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Journal of Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Wei, Guoqing ^a   Wang, Jiasheng ^a   Huang, He ^a   Zhao, Yanmin ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BLINATUMOMAB; CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR; COLTUXIMAB RAVTANSINE; DENINTUZUMAB MAFODOTIN; EPRATUZUMAB; INOTUZUMAB OZOGAMICIN; OBINUTUZUMAB; OFATUMUMAB; RITUXIMAB;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CELL THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TARGETING; HUMAN; MOLECULARLY TARGETED THERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ACUTE DISEASE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA;

EID: 85027520890     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17568722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13045-017-0516-x     Document Type: Review

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